Myanmar polls: 77 parties register, 56 approved so far

YANGON: A total of 77 political parties have applied for registration as of the deadline. Of those, 56 parties have been approved to date, according to the Union Election Commission (UEC).

With general elections scheduled for December this year, the UEC had previously announced on April 8 that all applications to establish or re-register political parties must be submitted by May 9. This was to allow enough time for political parties to prepare for election-related activities and campaign efforts.

Between the announcement and the May 9 deadline, 77 parties submitted applications. Among them, 27 parties applied under Article 3 of the Political Parties Registration Law (to establish new parties), while 50 parties applied under Article 25 (for continuation or re-registration), the UEC stated.