ASEAN will not certify Myanmar election or send observers, Malaysia says

The Myanmar election is ongoing

Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing walks inside Zayarthiri polling station to vote, on the day of the general elections in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Dec 28, 2025. Photo: Reuters

The 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations will not send observers to army-ruled Myanmar's ongoing three-stage election and will therefore not certify the poll, Malaysia's foreign minister said.

Speaking to parliament, minister Mohamad Hasan also said ASEAN was hoping to finalise a code of conduct with Beijing this year for the South China Sea.