The Union Election Commission ( my, ပြည်ထောင်စု ရွေးကောက်ပွဲ ကော်မရှင်, abbreviated UEC) is the national level

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of Myanmar (Burma), responsible for organising and overseeing elections in Burma, as well as

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parliamentary candidates and political parties.

Origins

The Union Election Commission is mandated by the Union Election Commission Law, enacted on 8 March 2010.

Members

The UEC's members are appointed by the government, and must meet the following qualifications: * 50 years of age or older * a good public reputation, as determined by the government * dignity, integrity and experience * loyalty to the State and its citizens * not affiliated to any political parties * not hold any office or draw compensation as such

2021-present members

On 2 February 2021, the State Administrative Council, the military regime, appointed military-aligned members to the UEC: # Thein Soe, Chairman # U Aung Moe Myint, Member # Than Tun, Member # U Kyauk, Member # Aung Saw Win, Member # Than Win, Member

2016-2020 members

The UEC's current members, appointed by the

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on 30 March 2016. # Hla Thein (Chairman) # Aung Myint (Member) # Soe Yae (Member) # Tun Khin (Member) # Hla Tint (Member)

Inaugural members

The UEC appointed by the

State Peace and Development Council The State Peace and Development Council ( my, နိုင်ငံတော် အေးချမ်းသာယာရေး နှင့် ဖွံ့ဖြိုးရေး ကောင်စီ ; abbreviated SPDC or , ) was the offi ...

after 2010 election were: #

Tin Aye Tin Aye ( my, တင်အေး; born 20 October 1945) is a retired Burmese lieutenant general and previously chaired the country's Union Election Commission (UEC). In the 2010 Burmese general election, he contested a Pyithu Hluttaw seat in Ta ...

(Chairman) # Myint Naing (Member) # Aung Myint (Member) # Dr. Myint Kyi (Member) # Win Kyi (Member) # Nyunt Tin (Member) # Win Ko (Member) # Tin Tun (Secretary) Following were appointed as additional members of Union Election Commission later. # N Zaw Naung # Sai Kham Win # Saw Ba Hlaing # Ha Kee # Dr. Mg Mg Kyi # Sai Non Taung # Sai Htun Thein and # Dr. Sai San Win

List of chairperson

# Thein Soe (8 March 2010 – 30 March 2011) #

(30 March 2011 – 30 March 2016) # Hla Thein (30 March 2016 – 2 February 2021) #Thein Soe (2 February 2021 – present)

Controversy

The UEC has been criticised for its powers to abolish elections in conflict areas. The UEC's first chairman was Thein Soe, a former

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, an appointment that was derided by media. On 18 February 2011, Tin Aye, a former

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and member of the

, was appointed by the

Pyidaungsu Hluttaw The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw ( my, ပြည်ထောင်စု လွှတ်တော် lit. Assembly of the Union) is the ''de jure'' national-level bicameral legislature of Myanmar (officially known as the ''Republic of the Union of My ...

, to replace Thein Soe. It has also been criticised by various advocacy groups and the

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for its lack of independence and impartiality, in its handling of recent elections. The UN has also noted the UEC's failure to follow up on electoral complaints, including voting procedures.

References

External links

Official website
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2010 establishments in Myanmar