February
8, 2018
THE
Union Election Commission (UEC) used the first day of a two-day meeting, in Nay
Pyi Taw’s Grand Amara Hotel yesterday, to discuss the draft version of UEC’s
strategic plan for 2018-2021, as well as the election process for the 2020
general elections.
Attending
the meeting were UEC Chairman U Hla Thein; UEC members U Aung Myint, U Soe Yel,
U Tun Khin, U Hla Tint, U Myint Naing and U Than Htay; members from state- and
regional-level election commission; members from the International Foundation
for Electoral Systems (IFES), and members from the International Institute for
Democracy and Electoral Assistance.
U
Hla Thein gave the opening speech and said that on the first day of the
meeting, attendants will review and discuss the UEC’s strategic planning for
2018-2021, and on the second day, they will discuss the electoral process for
2020 in detail.
The
UEC has interviewed and discussed the advantages and disadvantages of the 2015
general election and 2017 by-election processes with international and domestic
election watchdog groups, ministry officials, civil societies, political
parties, and regional and state-level election commissions. The UEC and IFES
used the data from the survey and compiled the 2018-2021 strategic plan for
elections. The strategic plan has 11 chapters and details step-by-step
procedures for the 2020 election.
U
Hla Thein asked for feedback from the attendees on each chapter of the
strategic plan. This was accomplished by dividing the attendees into three
groups to go over the chapters. The meeting will continue on the second day
today.
Myanmar
News Agency
Ref;
The Global New Light of Myanmar
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