In Myanmar’s Election, ‘Voting Out of Fear, Not Hope’

The voting for Parliament is almost sure to favor the ruling military junta, which is stage-managing the polls. Still, some ...

Myanmar holds first election since military seized power, but observers say the vote is a sham

Voters in Myanmar have voted in the first phase of the country’s general election, the first since the 2021 military coup.

Myanmar holds first election since military seized power but critics say the vote is a sham

Final results won't be known until after two more rounds of voting are completed later in January. It's widely expected that ...

Weak turnout seen in Myanmar's phased election, first since 2021 coup

In the lacklustre canvassing ahead of the polls, the USDP was the most visible. Founded in 2010, the year it won an election ...
UCA News

Myanmar holds junta-run polls after five years of civil war

Voters trickled to Myanmar's heavily restricted polls on Dec. 28, with the ruling junta touting the exercise as a return to ...
Khaleej Times on MSN

'Unfair election': Young voters absent from Myanmar polls

Even those still in the country were not particularly eager to take part in the vote, which international rights campaigners ...

Myanmar’s military junta begins elections as civil war sparked by coup still rages

Polls opened in Myanmar on Sunday kick-starting a controversial election the military junta says will return democratic rule, ...
The Irrawaddy

Myanmar Junta’s Election Opens Amid Airstrikes and Sparse Turnout

A roundup of live updates from The Irrawaddy’s coverage of the first phase of voting on Sunday, which was marked by violence, protests and low turnout.