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

Voters queued at polling stations in Myanmar on Sunday to vote in a controversial election the military junta says will return democratic rule, nearly five years after it seized power from an elected government,

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Myanmar Polls Open in First Election Since Junta Coup in 2021

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Myanmar to hold first general election in 5 years as criticism of military rule mounts

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Myanmar Elections 2025 LIVE Updates: Low turnout, heavy security witnessed in ‘sham’ polls

Myanmar cast vote for the first time in nearly five years, after a military coup in 2021 led to a civil war in the country.

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

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Myanmar Junta Holds Elections For First Time Since 2021 Coup Amid Civil War

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Myanmar is holding phased elections. Here's why they're being called a 'sham'

Myanmar's military rulers are holding a general election in phases starting Dec. 28 amid the country's civil war. The head of the U.N. says the vote will be anything but free and fair.

The Irrawaddy

Myanmar Pro-Military Party Official Says ‘Winning’ Junta-Run Poll

A source from the military-proxy USDP said the party is on course to win, as critics and voters voiced deep distrust of the poll.

Myanmar’s Election Is Derided as Fake, but the Nation’s Suffering Is All Too Real

A coup set off a brutal civil war and made a poor country poorer. Now its military rulers are seeking a veneer of legitimacy by holding elections.

Al Jazeera

Video: What do Rohingya refugees think about Myanmar’s election?

Myanmar’s election is unlikely to change the reality for more than 1M Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh who fled what the UN called ‘genocidal violence’ in Myanmar. Efforts to repatriate the Muslim minority have stalled since the junta seized power in 2021. Al Jazeera’s Tanvir Chowdhury reports from Cox’s Bazar.

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Myanmar Elections 2025 LIVE Updates: Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing votes in ‘sham’ polls after 2021 military coup

Many condemned the Myanmar Elections as a “sham”, as the most popular party, the National League for Democracy, is banned from running in the election. Stay tuned to this LIVE blog for all the latest