MYANMAR JUNTA’S PLANNED ELECTIONS: FALLING SHORT OF DEMOCRATIC LEGITIMACY • The Irrawaddy, “Ruling Generals, Ministers to Dominate Myanmar Military’s Proxy Party Candidate List”, 16 September 2025, https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/politics/rulinggenerals-ministers-to-dominate-myanmar-militarys-proxy-partycandidate-list.html Infographics: Registered political parties in the 2020 elections Figure 1: Status of parties competing in the 2020 elections today Current Status Registered with UEC 33 Registered under a new name 3 Registered, merged with another party 1 Registered then dissolved 5 Application to register pending 1 Application to register canceled 2 Application to register rejected 8 Unregistered 33 Data source: UEC 46 Number of Political Parties Total registered: 37 (43.0%) Total nonregistered: 49 (57.0%)