According to a source from the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), the military council plans to hold consecutive by-elections if they regain control of currently lost territories, and the USDP will fully participate in these by-elections. Currently, there are 56 townships and 121 constituencies where elections cannot be held due to security conditions. Although elections cannot be held in these townships and constituencies at present due to security situations, the military is conducting territorial clearance operations and security control measures. The source indicated that by-elections are planned to be held within a few months once lost territories are recaptured.
The military-controlled election commission announced on September 14 that elections would not be held in 121 constituencies across three parliaments in 56 townships. The constituencies where elections will not be held include 56 Pyithu Hluttaw (Lower House) constituencies, 9 Amyotha Hluttaw (Upper House) First-Past-The-Post constituencies, and 56 State/Regional Hluttaw First-Past-The-Post constituencies. The affected townships are distributed across various regions: 4 townships in Kachin State, 3 in Kayah State, 4 in Chin State, 10 in Sagaing Region, 5 in Magway Region, 3 in Mandalay Region, 10 in Rakhine State, and 17 in Shan State.
While current security conditions make it impossible to hold elections in these townships, the military council has stated that by-elections will be conducted when circumstances permit. The USDP source explained that the military has indicated plans to hold by-elections once territorial control is regained. These by-elections would be conducted in phases, first in areas where government officials need to be elected, and then in constituencies where elections couldn’t be held previously once more territory is secured. This systematic approach to holding by-elections demonstrates the military council’s attempt to maintain administrative control while facing significant resistance across multiple regions of the country.
