Regime elections to be held in 267 townships; Sixteen arrested, including six-year-old, for killing retired general

Regime elections to be held in 267 townships

The Union Election Commission (UEC) told pro-regime media on Saturday that the planned general elections would take place in 267 out of Burma’s total 330 townships. Regime leader Min Aung Hlaing has said that the elections will begin in December but has not provided the UEC with the exact start date, a timeline, or any details on candidate criteria.

The UEC stated that the elections would be conducted in phases, with specific dates designated for each stage. It added that the electronic voting machines being used for this election will operate on a “simple and secure” microcontroller system without relying on an operating system or wireless connectivity such as the internet, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth.