With Michael Lidauer, an international elections expert with experience in Myanmar since 2010. This week on episode 44 of What’s Happening in Myanmar, the Kayin State Border Guard Force declares its support for the military’s elections, as its leaders and associates are sanctioned by the United States for facilitating the scam industry, and we discuss the technical aspects of the military running polls at the end of the year.

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Timecodes—

01m34s :: News roundup
03m01s :: With Michael Lidauer, the 2020 elections
10m37s :: Military’s planned 2025 elections
14m54s :: The Union Election Commission
19m41s :: Electoral system change to PR
28m20s :: Political parties
46m21s :: Close

Our guests—

Michael Lidaeur, international elections expert

New original content on the Frontier website:

Q&A: ‘Civilians should never be targeted’
Doh Athan: Regime airstrike on school leaves trauma in its wake

Further referenced this episode:

Aiding Oppression or Saving Lives? The Dry Zone's Humanitarian Reckoning