Cyclone-hit party demands more time from UEC
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The Myanmar Farmers' Development Party will ask the Union Election Commission for more time to submit candidate applications in the flood-affected regions, including Magway, Sagaing and Bago, according to its chairperson Kyaw Swa Soe.
Cyclone Komen has hit most of Myanmar, damaging transport and hindering the application process. The UEC should delay the deadline as candidates were struggling to cope with the natural disaster, Kyaw Swa Soe added.
“All candidates in the flood-hit regions may lose national registration cards and other documents while fleeing their homes. We are not asking for the postponement of the elections, just to extend the deadline for submission of candidate applications,” he said.
Last month Kyaw Swa Soe urged the UEC to extend the period for the selection of candidates and postpone the election for three months.
The UEC is allowing the submission of candidates until August 8.
Political parties can revoke candidate applications until August 11 and the UEC will scrutinise nominees from August 12 to 21.
