Amid the repressive electoral and political environment, the Myanmar military junta is proceeding with its planned elections in three phases later this year and early in 2026.

With the current situation, ANFREL did not seek accreditation or engage with the junta-controlled election commission in Myanmar despite its previous efforts to support the democratization process. Other independent international election monitoring organizations are also not observing the elections.

In this special episode of “The Election Observer” podcast, ANFREL will discuss the current situation in Myanmar and the realities of election observation under military rule. ANFREL invited the following guests:

• Tharindu Abeyrathna, ANFREL senior program officer for advocacy and campaign
• Amaël Vier, ANFREL consultant and election analyst
• Cora Ignacio, ANFREL secretary general

The episode will stream live via ANFREL’s Facebook and LinkedIn pages as well as via ANFREL’s Youtube channel on Wednesday, 17 December 2025 at 10 a.m. Bangkok time.