00:00Now, Myanmar has wrapped up a month-long election process with the military juntas.
00:05Still firmly in power.
00:06And just days before the fifth anniversary of a coup that opened.
00:10Overthrew the country's elected civilian government.
00:12How were the polls viewed?
00:14And what comes...
00:15Dr. Motuzar from the ICS Yusuf Issa Institute, Wisin.
00:20If you look at how it's being orchestrated, you know...
00:25It's been staggered over phases.
00:27Polls have been cancelled in several townships.
00:29And it's a much...
00:30It's been a much larger number than in the country's past two elections.
00:34And of course...
00:35You know, there are many areas that are still active...
00:40conflict zones where there is sustained resistance.
00:42So all of this...
00:45You know, of course, even in the lead-up to this exercise, the regime stacking the odds.
00:50In the military-backed party's favour.
00:52It all points to the fact, of course, that, you know...
00:55What the junta has pushed ahead with is entrenching its political role.
00:59So, you know...
01:00There's deep scepticism in the country among the people.
01:05About these polls.
01:06The law says resistance to the cool is like...
01:10Adding that ASEAN should now press the junta for clear commitments to...
01:15implement its five-point consensus.
01:17We need to look at whether there...
01:20There is going to be concrete signs of willingness to...
01:25To implement measures that address the five-point consensus.
01:30As priorities, which, of course, include seizing violence.
01:35And, you know, allowing humanitarian access without discrimination.
01:40You know, without weaponizing it.
01:41And, of course, moving towards inclusive...
01:45Political dialogue.
01:46At the current...
01:47In the current situation, also...
01:50As I had mentioned earlier, there is no parity for the...
01:55The different stakeholders in Myanmar, political, ethnic stakeholders...
01:59To...
02:00You know, there is no parity to have that kind of dialogue.
02:02And that is why ASEAN's...
02:05Special envoys each year representing the ASEAN chair.
02:09I have also...
02:10tried to see how to mediate that.
02:14And I noticed that...
02:15For 2026, the ASEAN Chair Philippines has also...
02:20committed to build on all the initiatives.
02:25That the Malaysia Chair, Malaysia ASEAN Chair had started and also...
02:30focused on pushing for more effective implementation...
02:35of the Five Point Consensus.
02:37I think at the ASEAN Foreign Minister's retreat that's going on...
02:40this week, this is going to be very much on the agenda for today.
02:45This is a discussion.
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