Forty-six candidates had registered to run in Myanmar’s upcoming general elections by July 26, according to the country’s Union Election Commission (UEC).
A UEC official said on July 27 that the commission received the list of candidates for 10 seats in the House of Representatives (lower house), four others in the House of Nationalities (upper house), 23 in regional or state parliaments, and 9 in regional or state parliaments for national races.
Among the candidates, 13 are independent nominees, 33 others from parties, including five from the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party, seven from the National Democratic Force, 14 from the National Union Party and one from the National League for Democracy.
UEC has designated a total of 1,171 constituencies across the country for the vote, including 330 set for the election of the House of Representatives, 168 for the House of Nationalities, 644 for regional or state parliaments and 29 for regional or state parliaments for national races.
Once lawmakers in the lower and upper houses are elected, Myanmar’s parliament will appoint a president.
Eighty-eight political parties have registered to take part in the general elections, which are slated for November 8.
The 2015 general election will elect parliamentarians for the next five-year tenure, starting in 2016. The incumbent government took office in March 2011 and will conclude its term in March 2016.
Among the candidates, 13 are independent nominees, 33 others from parties, including five from the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party, seven from the National Democratic Force, 14 from the National Union Party and one from the National League for Democracy.
UEC has designated a total of 1,171 constituencies across the country for the vote, including 330 set for the election of the House of Representatives, 168 for the House of Nationalities, 644 for regional or state parliaments and 29 for regional or state parliaments for national races.
Once lawmakers in the lower and upper houses are elected, Myanmar’s parliament will appoint a president.
Eighty-eight political parties have registered to take part in the general elections, which are slated for November 8.
The 2015 general election will elect parliamentarians for the next five-year tenure, starting in 2016. The incumbent government took office in March 2011 and will conclude its term in March 2016.
