Junta posts voter lists in over 100 townships under its control

By Admin 03 Oct 2025

DMG Newsroom

3 October 2025, Mrauk-U
 
Voter lists for the upcoming junta-sponsored elections are being posted at ward and village administrator offices and election commission offices in 102 townships still under the control of Myanmar’s military regime.
 
The junta-controlled Myanma Alinn daily reported that voter lists have been posted since October 1 in 102 townships controlled by the military regime in Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon, Mandalay, Ayeyarwady, Magway, Tanintharyi regions, and Kachin, Kayin, Mon, and Shan states.
 
The regime is reportedly requiring people in townships under its control to check whether they are on the voter list.
 
“The ward administrators are forcing people to go to the places where voter lists are posted to see if they are there. They are taking photos and spreading propaganda through newspapers and their lobby channels, creating a false impression that people are interested in the election,” said a man in Yangon.
 
The military regime will hold the first phase of the election in 102 townships on December 28, and has issued a law that could punish anyone who attempts to disrupt the election with imprisonment or even the death penalty.
 
The People’s Defence Forces under the National Unity Government, Northern Alliance, as well as the Kachin Independence Army, Karen National Union, Karenni Nationalities Defence Forces and Chin National Front have issued statements rejecting the junta-sponsored election and urging the public not to participate.
 
Strike groups and citizens in Sagaing, Mandalay, Magway, and Tanintharyi regions also held demonstrations against the junta-organised election in August and September.
 
“The junta authorities are encouraging people to vote not because they value the vote,” said a young Arakanese man in Yangon. “They are just trying to create a good impression that the public supports them. Everyone already knows that the election results will be created with digital voting machines that can be decided as they please.”
 
Political analysts say the regime is trying to overcome the political crisis of its own making by holding elections and seeking international recognition, but sanctions from Western countries, including the United States, are making it difficult for it to achieve its goals.
 
Revolutionary forces in Myanmar have seized control of nearly 100 townships, and clashes are currently taking place between the military regime and revolutionary forces in regions and states across the country.