Myanmar's military government will conduct a nationwide population and household census in October, state media said on Monday, paving the way for a promised election next year amid raging conflict across swathes of the country.
The census data collected from Oct. 1 to 15 will be used to hold a general election next year, junta chief Min Aung Hlaing told a meeting on Sunday, state media reported.
"The census can be used in compilation of correct and accurate voter lists which is a basic need for successfully holding a free and fair multi-party democratic general election," he said separately in a televised speech on Sunday.
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