Union Election Commission held a meeting with political parties and civil society organizations related with the elections sector in Yangon yesterday over the compilation of voters list for the 2020 general elections, state media reported.

Present at the meeting were U Myint Naing, Member of the Union Election Commission (Yangon Region In-charge), U Kyi Myint, Chairman of the Yangon Region Election Sub-Commission and party, departmental officials, representatives of 15 political parties in Yangon Region, representatives from 14 CSOs, Mr. Paul Gueri Obe of the International Foundation for Electoral System-IFES, chairmen and officials of the district and township election sub-commissions in Yangon Region.

First, UEC Member U Myint Naing briefed about existing works for the elections, the programmes for the compilation of voters list for the 2020 general elections and the role of political parties and CSOs in holding the elections.