YANGON, Jul 27 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s Union Election Commission, cancelled the results of the previous multiparty general elections, held on Nov 8 last year, state media reported, quoting the commission’s announcement yesterday.
According to the commission’s announcement, the results were cancelled, as the elections were not held in line with the laws and were not fair.
The commission has inspected voter lists and the casting of votes, and found voting frauds, the announcement said.
The National League for Democracy won a majority of seats in both houses of the Union Parliament. The military alleged that there was voting fraud in the elections, and demanded investigation.
A state of emergency was declared in Myanmar on Feb 1 this year, and the state power was transferred to the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, Sen-Gen Min Aung Hlaing. The Union Election Commission was reformed, to take steps to review the process of the elections in early Feb.– NNN-MNA
