Organizer: Myanmar Studies Program at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute

Type/Location: Virtual

Description:

The State Security and Peace Commission military regime in Myanmar has announced a general election in phases on 28 December 2025 and 11 January 2026, introducing a mixed-member proportional system, and determining the number of townships for the polls. There are varying external and internal expectations towards the election, the credibility of such polls, and a grim sense of entrapment among the Myanmar populace, and campaigning for the election started on 28 October. Join the ISEAS Myanmar Studies Programme for a conversation with a senior researcher on the core participants in Myanmar’s 2025 election, and the role of supporting or influencing actors.

About the Speaker:

Dr. Kyaw Yin Hlaing is Visiting Senior Fellow in the Myanmar Studies Programme at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute and a visiting scholar at Cornell University. Dr Kyaw has taught at the City University of Hong Kong and the National University of Singapore. From 2012-15, Dr Kyaw was a member of the National Economic and Social Council, headed the Myanmar Peace Center’s political dialogue programme, and founded the Center for Diversity and National Harmony in 2014. He is currently researching issues related to Myanmar’s democratic transition. He holds a PhD in political science from Cornell University.

Registration:

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