RECOMMENDATIONS In light of our assessment, and of the abundant evidence that the elections staged by the Myanmar junta do not comply with international standards and cannot be free or fair, ANFREL recommends the following courses of action. To the international community: • Exercise caution in engaging with the junta’s electoral process and refrain from actions that could lend it legitimacy, given its failure to meet international standards; • To call for the military junta to immediately and unconditionally return power to a civilian government; • Review ongoing cooperation with Myanmar’s state institutions and election commission, and ensure that such engagement does not reinforce structures lacking independence or credibility; • To call for the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners in Myanmar. • To engage with and support the efforts of pro-democracy forces, including representative bodies, ethnic organizations, and civic stakeholders, in advancing an inclusive system of governance for Myanmar. • To support and sustain the efforts of Myanmar civil society organizations to provide humanitarian relief, dialogue, inclusiveness, education, rule of law, active participation, and more; • To uphold the mandate of members of parliament elected in 2020 until genuine and transparent elections can be held in Myanmar; and 66