Myanmar's military government has dissolved the ousted ruling party of former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and 39 other parties, state media announced on Tuesday, over their failure to register for an election set to prolong the army's grip on power.

The National League for Democracy was one of 40 parties ordered dissolved after failing to meet a registration deadline ahead of delayed elections they have denounced as a sham.

The United States on Wednesday condemned Myanmar's junta for dissolving the party of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and warned that the move would bring more instability.Myanmar's junta-stacked election commission on Tuesday announced that the National League for Democracy would be dissolved for failing to re-register under a military-drafted electoral law.

The ousted ruling party of Myanmar's former leader Aung San Suu Kyi was among 40 political parties dissolved on Tuesday, after they failed to meet a registration deadline for an election set to perpetuate the military's political dominance.

The political party led by Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi is expected to face automatic dissolution by the military-appointed election commission on midnight Tuesday

Myanmar’s election commission, controlled by the military junta, dissolved on Wednesday the party led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who was overthrown during a coup in 2021. The National League for Democracy (NLD),