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Myanmar’s military junta begins elections

Myanmar’s military junta begins 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 hold first election since 2021 military coup

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Myanmar Polls Open Amid Civil War, Junta-Backed Party Tipped to Win

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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.

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Polls close on first day of Myanmar's widely criticised 'sham' election

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

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Myanmar junta accuses rebels of 'malicious' election attacks

YANGON: Myanmar's junta on Tuesday (Dec 30) accused rebels of "malicious and brutal" attacks on the day and eve of military-run elections, wounding at least five civilians with drones, rockets and bombs.

Myanmar junta slams rebel groups for violent attacks on polling stations

Myanmar’s junta on Tuesday accused rebels of “malicious and brutal” attacks on the day and eve of military-run elections, wounding at least five civilians with drones, rockets and bombs.

Courthouse News Service

Myanmar pro-military party claims huge lead in junta-run poll

At the last election in 2020, the ruling party was trounced by Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy, which was dissolved after the coup and did not appear on Sunday's ballots.

The Irrawaddy

Who, Where, and Why: Inside the Myanmar Junta’s Phase One Election

As the regime presses ahead with a tightly controlled first phase of voting on Sunday, large swathes of the country remain beyond its reach and political opponents are shut out.

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Myanmar junta says Aung San Suu Kyi ‘in good health’ after son raises alarm

Myanmar’s junta said on Tuesday that detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is “in good health,” a day after her son told Reuters he has received little information about the 80-year-old’s condition and fears she could die without him knowing.

KTEN

Myanmar pro-military party official says 'winning' junta-run poll

Myanmar's dominant pro-military party is "winning a majority" in the first phase of junta-run elections, a party source told AFP on Monday, after democracy watchdogs warned the poll would entrench

Myanmar junta's shift from battlefield to ballots faces long odds

From inside a military base last week, Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing announced who he wanted voters to pick in Sunday's general election, nearly five years after seizing power in a coup.

How Myanmar's Junta-run Vote Works, And Why It Might Not

Myanmar's junta presides over elections starting on Sunday, advertising the vote as a return to democratic normality five years after it mounted a coup that triggered civil war.

The Diplomat

Myanmar Junta’s Airstrikes: Strike Back Where It Hurts

As the junta steps up strikes on civilians, especially in Chin State, the United States must also ramp up its response. The interior of a destroyed house in Thantlang, which was hit repeatedly by aerial attacks by the military, Feb. 2, 2023. Credit: Rajeev ...

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Myanmar pro-military party claims huge win in first phase of junta-run poll

Myanmar's dominant pro-military party claimed an overwhelming victory in the first phase of the country's junta-run elections, a senior party official told AFP, after democracy watchdogs warned the po

Anadolu Agency

China hopes junta-held polls will enable 'broad-based, stable, peaceful' reconciliation in Myanmar

Over the weekend, Burmese junta held 1st polls in Southeast Asian nation since military coup of 2021 - Anadolu Ajansı