On Tuesday 9 December, EU High Representative Kaja Kallas said that the essential conditions for free and fair elections - “namely a credible, transparent, inclusive process, in line with international standards” - had not been met in Myanmar.
“These elections (scheduled for 28 December) are only pursuing bolstering legitimacy objectives for the junta,” she stressed in a statement on behalf of the EU. “Widespread violence, restrictions on fundamental freedoms, mass detentions,...