‘Old Generals, New Clothes: The Myanmar Junta’s Illegitimate 2025-26 Elections and the Way Forward’ is a joint report by the Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) and the Special Advisory Council for Myanmar (SAC-M).

The report scrutinises the military junta’s staged “elections” – conducted over three phases in December 2025 and January 2026 – and shows how they comprehensively failed to meet internationally recognised standards for genuine elections.

With astonishing resilience, Myanmar’s pro-democracy Spring Revolution movement continues to resist the junta’s brutal war machine, while building a burgeoning consensus around a shared vision for a new constitution that enshrines civilian governance, self-determination, equality and justice.

The Myanmar people are actively forging a new democratic path, as their widespread rejection of the junta’s empty elections proved. The report explores recent developments at both the sub-national and Union levels that show the tangible progress being made toward this vision.

Drawing on views from within Myanmar, the report concludes by listing actions that the international community, including ASEAN and UN forums, must take to support the Myanmar people’s genuine democratic will and aspirations.

Read the report: Old Generals, New Clothes Report_ENGLISH