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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Min Ye Kyaw and Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok

Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party dissolved

A protester waves the National League for Democracy flag in Yangon
A protester waves the National League for Democracy flag in Yangon in February 2021. Photograph: Ye Aung Thu/AFP/Getty Images

Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) has been dissolved after it refused to comply with a tough new party registration law imposed by Myanmar’s military, according to junta-controlled media.

The military, which seized power in a coup in February 2021, set Tuesday as a deadline for political parties to re-register under the restrictive new law. It has promised to hold an election, though such a vote has been widely dismissed as lacking in any credibility.

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