Ban on Myanmar's largest observer group to have 'huge' impact on polls

Myanmar's Union Election Commission headquarters in the capital Naypyidaw. The banning of Myanmar's largest election monitoring group, the People's Alliance for Credible Elections (PACE), by the Union Election Commission will have a "huge impact" on the transparency of November's national polls, the organisation's director said on Aug 14, 2020. - AFP

YANGON (AFP): The banning of Myanmar's largest election monitoring group will have a "huge impact" on the transparency of November's national polls, the organisation's director said Friday (Aug 14).

Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party won the last election in a landslide victory five years ago and the next national poll is planned for Nov 8.