THE Union Election Commis­sion (UEC) held an election-re­lated press release programme yesterday afternoon at the an­nexe of the Union Election Com­mission.

The event was attended by UEC members U Khin Maung Oo, U Aung Lwin Oo, and U My­int Thein, the Chairman and Sec­ond Vice-Chairman of the Myan­mar Press Council, responsible officials, staff members of the UEC office, as well as reporters from local media organizations and locally based foreign media agencies.

At the programme, UEC member U Khin Maung Oo ex­plained the commission’s on­going efforts for the successful holding of a multiparty dem­ocratic general election. He elaborated on matters relating to political parties, the practice of a changed electoral system, the use of Myanmar Electron­ic Voting Machines (MEVM) in voting, step-by-step preparations for the election, compilation of voter lists, submission of can­didate lists for parliamentary seats, election campaigning, election security, the invitation of domestic and international election study groups, and media access to election news.

Afterwards, attending media organizations raised questions, which were answered by UEC members. U Khin Maung Oo then delivered closing remarks and concluded the programme.

A total of 78 journalists from 30 local media organizations and eight locally based foreign media agencies attended the event. — MNA/KZL