Union Election Commission of Myanmar

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The Union Election Commission of Myanmar is the national body responsible for organizing, regulating, and overseeing elections and referendums throughout Myanmar.

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Union Election Commission of Myanmar canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf election commission
government agency
abbreviation UEC
appointedBy President of Myanmar
canDeregister political parties
canRegister political parties
country Myanmar
duty adjudication of electoral complaints
candidate registration
certification of election results
election timetable setting
enforcement of electoral laws
polling station supervision
vote counting supervision
voter registration management
ensures conduct of free and fair elections (de jure mandate)
establishedUnder 2008 Constitution of Myanmar
hasAuthorityOver Union‑level election sub‑commissions
state and regional election sub‑commissions
hasHeadquartersIn Naypyidaw
jurisdiction Myanmar
language Burmese
legalBasis Constitution of Myanmar
monitors campaign finance compliance
electoral code of conduct
partOf Government of Myanmar
responsibleFor national elections in Myanmar
parliamentary elections in Myanmar
referendums in Myanmar
sub‑national elections in Myanmar
role organizing elections
organizing referendums
overseeing elections
overseeing referendums
regulating elections
sector public administration
subjectTo Myanmar electoral law
supervises Union‑level elections in Myanmar
elections to state and region Hluttaws
elections to the Amyotha Hluttaw
elections to the Pyithu Hluttaw
state and regional elections in Myanmar

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2010 Myanmar general election supervisedBy Union Election Commission of Myanmar
2012 Myanmar by-elections organizedBy Union Election Commission of Myanmar
2015 Myanmar general election organizedBy Union Election Commission of Myanmar
judicial branch of Myanmar relatedInstitution Union Election Commission of Myanmar
Political Parties Registration Law (Myanmar) administeredBy Union Election Commission of Myanmar