Union Election Commission’s major weak point is that it is weak in initiating the meetings with the political parties and civil society organizations (CSOs) even though the UEC doesn’t refuse to meet them, said Sai Ye Kyawswa Myint, the executive director of the People's Alliance for Credible Elections (PACE).

“The commission allows the political parties which demand the meeting. But the current problem is that the commission needs to initiate the meetings rather than the demands for formal meeting and  the problem solving. The point is we are making the transition. The problem is some people may view technical error as political error. My view is the UEC itself needs to initiate the meetings. This is the UEC’s biggest weak point,” he added.

On May 23, the 26 political parties including the Union Solidarity and Development Party sent an open letter to the UEC, calling for the meeting with the UEC. The ten-point open letter points out that the UEC’s undertakings go against its goal of making the election free and fair. The current commission has met with political parties three times. And the meeting time is not enough.

On June 6, the UEC issued a statement, saying that the points described in the open letter are is not constructive and are groundless accusations. The UEC also denied the demand for meeting.

“The commission needs more engagements with the political parties and to listen to the voices of them more. Correspondence is not constructive. The commission needs to hold face-to-face discussions on the concepts of political parties and the commission’s difficulties instead of sending the reply letter,” Sai Ye Kyawswa Myint continued.