Overview

• Emergency rule was reinstated in 63 townships experiencing active conflict, preventing polls in those areas.
• Authorities have scheduled a general election by December in 267 of 330 townships under junta control.
• Aung San Suu Kyi remains detained and the National League for Democracy has been stripped of its party status, barring its participation.
• Human rights groups report nearly 30,000 political detainees, over 7,000 killings and 3.5 million internally displaced since the 2021 coup.
• China and Russia have endorsed the junta’s electoral roadmap while ASEAN insists on an immediate ceasefire and inclusive participation before normalization.