The political party backed by Myanmar’s ruling military claims it won a commanding lead in the initial round of the first ...
Myanmar's military rulers are holding a general election in phases starting Dec. 28 amid the country's civil war. The head of ...
Voters in Myanmar have voted in the first phase of the country’s general election, the first since the 2021 military coup.
George Clooney and Amal Clooney first met met at his Lake Como home in 2013, they would later go on to get married, have ...
The voting for Parliament is almost sure to favor the ruling military junta, which is stage-managing the polls. Still, some ...
Polls opened in Myanmar on Sunday kick-starting a controversial election the military junta says will return democratic rule, nearly five years after it seized power from an elected government, ...
Amid a ruinous civil war, the military government is holding elections that are widely seen as a sham, as the main opposition remains barred or jailed.
Nearly five years after the coup, Myanmar is poorer, hungrier, and plagued by blackouts. Few believe the upcoming election will change anything.
From Chinese meddling to staged scam-center crackdowns and a sham election, The Irrawaddy looks back at the key events and figures in another difficult year for Myanmar.
From Chinese meddling to staged scam-center crackdowns and a sham election, The Irrawaddy looks back at the key events and ...
Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. When Myanmar held relatively free and fair elections in 2020, dominated by Aung ...
YANGON, December 8, 2025 — Myanmar’s path to economic recovery sees moderate signs of improvement despite significant headwinds, as the country grapples with the ongoing impacts of the March 2025 ...