If the voters are on the voter list without possessing national registration cards, there will be something to say and with more than four million people are registering for national registration cards, the process will take at least 18 months, said Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) and Prime Minister of Provisional Government.
In an interview with Politic Magazine of the Russian Federation, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing commented on the declaration of a state of emergency in Myanmar and the run-up to the election, which was published by Politic Magazine on August 26 and published by the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces on August 29.
Elections must be held after the provisions of the state of emergency have been met. However, there is a time limit for completion. It must be completed within a year. If not, he said it would be allowed to extend for another six months for two times and then hold elections, he said.
“The Union Election Commission (UEC) has verified all the voter lists. There are more than 11 million fraudulent ballots. More than four million of them are urgently needed to register for national registration cards. That's why we are implementing a project to do national registration cards for them. Officials estimate the process will take about 18 months, which can register about 300 people a day. If we do those 300 things correctly, it will take 18 months. If that does not happen, it will take longer. We pointed out that the voter list was included people without NRCs and there was wrong voter list. So, if the next election is held, there will be something to say if it is included the voters who don’t have NRCs. Therefore, registration, which is the key to the accuracy of the voter list, is an essential task for us. After this work, we can hold an election with regular statistics. We will have to give time. So I said it would happen in two years. There is another thing. It is 1982 Citizenship Law and this law is to scrutinize people who have rights to apply for citizenship. There is an obligation to do this as soon as possible during this election period. We are also working on this in consultation with relevant parties. This too cannot be delayed. If you delay, if these are left behind, there will be a problem. I want to say that this is still to be resolved,” he said.
In addition, the UEC is discussing with the political parties whether the election law has been changed or not. But they would never deviate from a multi-party democracy, he said.
The history of the Myanmar Tatmadaw is related to the history of the State and is inseparable. The Tatmadaw joined hand with the people to win the country's independence. It suppressed the internal insurgency that emerged with independence and strengthened the independence and sovereignty of the country. That is why in the 2008 constitution, the role of the military was placed in the role of national political leadership, he added.
Similarly, the Tatmadaw is committed to prevent the disintegration of the Union, to protect the national interests of the State, such as the preservation of national unity and the preservation of sovereignty and to protect the constitution, which is the foundation of a multi-party democracy. These duties are being taken seriously. The Tatmadaw has paved the way for the multi-party democracy that people want. It guarantees that this system will never be avoided. Now that a state of emergency has been declared and the country has taken over. The constitution has provisions for a state of emergency, and will continue to do so, he said.
