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The Junta’s Sham Election: A Political Escape Plan, Not a Democratic Process

The military junta’s planned election is not a genuine democratic process but a calculated move to escape the political and military deadlock it now faces. On the ground, it is clear that the regime’s motivation has little to do with representing the people or improving the country. Instead, it is designed to prolong the junta’s grip on power, a desperate attempt to gain political breathing space after losing control across much of the country.

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State Budgets Become Ballot Boxes: Mon State Chief Minister’s Vote-Drive Counters Free and Fair Election Standards

HURFOM: In Mon State, the current Chief Minister is using his official power, budgetary resources and state-sponsored projects for election campaign purposes. Observers say public funds earmarked for education, social welfare and religious festivals are being deployed as tools to win votes, leveraging service delivery as campaigning under the guise of governance.

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Residents from four Tenasserim villages flee due to constant armed clashes

HURFOM: Since October 27^th, 2025, there have been frequent and constant armed clashes between the junta’s army and the local revolutionary forces in Lay Mile village and nearby areas, Tenasserim Township, Tenasserim Division.

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Fear and Displacement as Junta Troops Use MCL Cement Factory as Base for Drone and Artillery Attacks in Kyaikmayaw Township

HURFOM: Kyaikmayaw Township, Mon State: Junta troops stationed near the MCL Cement Factory close to Kadonsi Village are tightening security, searching homes, and firing artillery and drones toward areas where resistance forces may be present, forcing villagers to flee, according to HURFOM field sources.

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New Zealand Parliament Unanimously Rejects Junta’s “Sham Election,” Says Vote Lacks Legitimacy

HURFOM: The Parliament of New Zealand has unanimously endorsed a motion declaring that the Myanmar military junta’s planned election is a fake process that should not be accepted. The motion was tabled by Hon. Phil Twyford, Member of Parliament from the Labour Party, and seconded by the Green Party. No MPs objected, and New Zealand’s Foreign Minister also voiced support for the motion inside parliament.

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Junta Exploits Administrative Power to Back USDP, Amid Evidence of Coercion and Manipulation

HURFOM: Evidence of coercion and manipulation is emerging in Mon State, showing how the Junta is using its control over local administrative structures to secure support for the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) ahead of the planned elections.

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Two Youths Accused and Arrested for Destroying Election Billboard of Junta-Appointed Chief Minister in Hpa-an

HURFOM: The Junta-controlled administration in Karen State has announced the arrest of two youths accused of damaging an election campaign billboard of Saw Myint Oo, the junta-appointed Chief Minister and candidate representing the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) in Hpa-an Township.

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A man with a mental health condition was taken for conscription in Mawlamyine, #Mon, as arrests of local men continue

HURFOM: Residents in Mawlamyine, Mon State, say men are being picked up one after another as the Junta pushes ahead with its planned “election.” On September 27, around 10 p.m., 27-year-old Maung Thet Naing Oo, who lives near Mawlamyine University in Taung Wine Ward, was detained while chewing betel in front of his home. A passing military patrol truck stopped and seized him on the spot, according to a neighbor. A missing-person post about him briefly appeared on Facebook but was deleted within a day. Family members say Thet Naing Oo experiences episodes of mental illness. His mother has been in tears almost every day since he was taken. That same night, five other men were detained by the same patrol.

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Indiscriminate artillery and drone attacks force Kyikemayaw villagers to flee

HURFOM: On October 26^th, 2025, a junta regiment consisting of approximately 200 troops advanced onto the Mawlamyine Cement Factory (MCL) and nearby villages, Pyar Taung area, Kyikemayaw Township, Mon State and have since stationed themselves in the villages.

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Yebyu resident arrested by junta’s regiment disappears and presumed dead

HURFOM: On September 15^th, 2025, a junta’s regiment advanced into Thar Yar Mon village, Yar Phu village track, Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division and arrested four villagers.

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