Publication

Myanmar will shortly hold its first elections in twenty years. This briefing updates recent developments, including an analysis of the electoral legislation issued in March 2010. It provides a timeline for the implementation of the new constitutional structures after election day, including the formation and initial functioning of the new legislatures. It also examines the critical question of the impact on the ethnic conflict and concludes that renewed fighting in areas where ceasefires currently hold should be of concern but remains on balance unlikely.