Overview

• The junta ended the 2021 state of emergency and transferred authority to a nominal civilian transitional government, with generals maintaining actual power.
• It has scheduled nationwide polls for December as the ‘second chapter’ of its rule following the lifted emergency.
• A newly passed law criminalizes protests against the vote, carrying prison terms and possible death sentences for disruptions that lead to fatalities.
• Opposition parties and former lawmakers are boycotting the election, decrying it as a fraudulent exercise in legitimacy.
• Much of Myanmar remains outside junta control and officials compiling voter data have faced armed resistance in contested areas.