April 1, 2019, 9:59 am
By The Carter Center
The Carter Center, with the support of UK Aid, helped prepare a range of voter education materials for the March 31 municipal elections in Yangon, Myanmar. A coalition of 10 civil society organizations, coordinated by our partner New Myanmar Foundation, is using the materials in its street campaign. These are Yangon’s first elections with universal suffrage, so many women and …
December 16, 2015, 1:43 pm
By The Carter Center
The people of Myanmar took a major step in moving their country toward democratic rule, turning out in large numbers to cast their ballots in November 2015 elections.
On election day, The Carter Center deployed more than 50 impartial observers who visited polling stations in every state and region of the country to report on the quality of the elections, …
October 27, 2015, 8:50 am
By The Carter Center
MYANMAR ELECTION
At a Glance
Polls opened: Nov. 8
Population: 56,320,206
Registered: 33,500,000
Political parties: 90
Parliament seats: 664 (with 166 reserved for military)
Carter Center observers: 62
This election was the 101st observed by The Carter Center.
After more than 50 years of oppressive military rule, the southeast Asian nation of Myanmar is emerging from isolation and taking its …
