MYANMAR JUNTA’S PLANNED ELECTIONS: FALLING SHORT OF DEMOCRATIC LEGITIMACY through the establishment of a neutral, impartial or balanced mechanism for the management of elections. [...]” • Model Commitments for Electoral Integrity, legal framework commitments on independent election authority: “The legal framework provides that election administration will be independent, politically neutral, sufficiently and timely funded, subject to transparency and accountability requirements that reinforce public confidence in its effectiveness and fairness, and always consistent with international human rights.” For more: • Radio Free Asia, “Myanmar charges three pre-coup UEC members with breaching polling laws”, 8 July 2022, https:// www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/myanmar-chargesthree-pre-coup-uec-members-with-breaching-pollinglaw-07082022055935.html • The Guardian, “Election officials detained in Myanmar ‘in bid to prove fraud’”, 12 February 2021, https://www.theguardian.com/ world/2021/feb/12/election-officials-held-in-myanmar-in-bid-toprove • The Irrawaddy, “Myanmar Regime Jails Former Election Commission Head”, 30 November 2021, https://www.irrawaddy. com/news/burma/myanmar-regime-jails-former-electioncommission-head.html 16