2020 Myanmar general election

2020 Myanmar general election
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315 of the 440 seats in the House of Representatives
221 seats needed for a majority
161 of the 224 seats in the House of Nationalities[1]
113 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Aung San Suu Kyi Than Htay
Party NLD USDP
Leader since 27 September 1988 23 August 2016
Leader's seat Kawhmu Ran in Zeyathiri
Last election 255 R / 135 N 30 R / 11 N
Seats won 258 R / 138 N 26 R / 7 N
Seat change Increase 3 R / Increase 3 N Decrease 4 R / Decrease 4 N
Results of the election in the Pyithu Hluttaw, Amyotha Hluttaw, as well as State and Regional Hluttaws
President before election

Win Myint
NLD

President after election

Election results annulled
Myint Swe (USDP) named
Acting President

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General elections were held in Myanmar on 8 November 2020. Voting occurred in all constituencies, excluding seats appointed by or reserved for the military, to elect members to both the upper house — the Amyotha Hluttaw (the House of Nationalities) and the lower house — the Pyithu Hluttaw (the House of Representatives) of the Assembly of the Union, as well as State and Regional Hluttaws (legislatures). Ethnic Affairs Ministers were also elected by their designated electorates on the same day, although only select ethnic minorities in particular states and regions were entitled to vote for them. A total of 1,171 national, state, and regional seats were contested in the election, with polling having taken place in all townships, including areas considered conflict zones and self-administered regions.[2]

On 1 February 2021, the Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces) baselessly[3] claimed the results of the election were illegitimate and launched a coup d'état that deposed State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint, causing military-affiliated Vice President Myint Swe to become Acting President. Myint Swe was then able to formally hand power to coup leader Min Aung Hlaing under the Constitution's state of emergency provisions.[4][5] The military later annulled the results of the 2020 election,[6] and pledged to hold new elections by 2023,[7] though it later controversially prolonged the state of emergency, further delaying the elections.[8][9]

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  6. ^ "Myanmar's Military Leader Declares Himself Prime Minister And Promises Elections". Associated Press. NPR. 2 August 2021. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Myanmar junta promises elections by 2023". Deutsche Welle. 1 August 2021. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Myanmar military rulers extend state of emergency by six months". Al Jazeera. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Myanmar junta extends state of emergency, effectively delaying polls". Agence France-Presse. Yangon: France24. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.