There are reasons behind the military commission not allowing Daw Thet Thet Khaing, the chairman of the PPP Party, to run in the election. Before her, Daw Sandar Min, the NDF party, had banned her from running. Both parties are parties that can compete nationwide. Both of the people who were banned are well-known people and are leaders of their respective parties. By banning them now, the military junta has eliminated those who could oppose them in the future. Although the military is shouting about multi-party democracy, it is not even allowing the seeds of democracy to be planted. At this time, those who believe in democracy coming from the military are also surprised.
After Daw Sandar Min and Daw Thet Thet Khaing, there is one more person who will fall. He is the chairman of the People’s Party, former 88 Generation Student Leader U Ko Ko Gyi. If the military junta denies him the right to run in the election, it is almost certain that the military junta is already working to suppress any opposition that could become theirs.
