WHAT'S NEXT FOR MYANMAR?

Election with over 6,000 candidates is just a few days away now.

Every foreign investors and potential investors big or small seem to be just waiting for this election to be over peacefully and the country to continue in its progress path. Never mind which party or who leads the country into the next decade, as long as the political and regulatory environment further stabilizes.

We, at AAM Group, have no political affiliations. Therefore we are an independent voice. We, obviously, are not under any payment or sponsorship to write this blog post. Our only interest is that we see great business opportunities in Myanmar market, and we sincerely want the market to continue to grow in a sustainable way for a long time, into the next generation and beyond.

Post-election Myanmar has two possible scenarios:

Our preferred scenario is that election is completed peacefully. Everyone, including the self-importance international observers declare the results as free and fair (or as free and fair as possible). All winners, political parties and individuals, are allowed/honor to take over their respective roles, responsibilities and powers. Move on. Everyone stays focus on making the country better. Let the foreign direct investment floodgate be opened. Happily ever after.

The second potential scenario is that every possible dispute about the results of the election comes up. Party A accuses Party B of vote buying, bullying and all other possible reasons they can think of. Party B counter-accuses Party A of all other reasons that they can imagine with or without supporting evidence. The confused general public starts the whole cycle of distrust again. Some religious, ethnical and political power holders take full advantage to show their powers by taking to the street and rock the boat. Military may have to step in to stabilize the situation, yet again, whether or not their intervention is necessary.

We sincerely hope that our preferred scenario takes place. Along with hundreds and thousands of potential investors and other stakeholders, we anxiously await for the peaceful election, successful transition, and the ‘happily ever after’ bit thereafter.

Stay tune and watch this space!

(BBC news "unusual candidates"): http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34696037