- News
PPP chair Thet Thet Khine faces landslide defeat
The People’s Pioneer Party has yet to report a victory anywhere in the country
- In-Depth
The NLD’s rising star is business partners with a senior official from the military’s proxy party
Ye Min Oo is tipped to be the next chief minister of Yangon, but he has deep ties to military-linked corporations
- News
Son of pro-military politician tries to have father’s party evicted from its headquarters
Nay Aung says he disagrees with how close the NNDP has become to the military’s proxy party, the USDP
- News
Buddhist nationalist who led mob to shut down Ramadan prayers running to be an MP in November
Michael Kyaw Myint and other candidates from his party have risked breaking election rules by saying they will defend religious values
- News
Election 2020: Ban on voting inside barracks boosts NLD hopes of retaking troubled Meiktila
With nationalists on the back foot and observers allowed access to military polling booths, the NLD’s odds have improved since 2015 upset
