Polls open for Myanmar's first election since military seized power

The election comes as civil war continues to grip the country, following the ousting of elected government in 2021.

Myanmar junta using ‘brutal violence’ to force people to vote in sham election, UN says

Prominent cultural figures have been handed harsh years-long prison sentences for questioning a state propaganda film ...

Polls close in first ballot of Myanmar's general election since military seized power in 2021 coup

Final results are expected to be announced by February after two more rounds of voting are completed, but the ballot is ...

Myanmar’s military-backed party claims strong lead in election’s first phase

The political party backed by Myanmar’s ruling military claims it won a commanding lead in the initial round of the first ...

Polls open for military-ruled Myanmar's first election in 5 years

Voters in Myanmar are participating in the first phase of the country’s general election, held under military rule amid a ...

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

The military is framing the vote as a return to multiparty democracy after ousting Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government four ...

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, nearly five years after it seized power from an elected government, ...
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Myanmar pro-military party 'winning' junta-run poll first phase: source

Myanmar's dominant pro-military party is "winning a majority" in the first phase of junta-run elections, a party source told ...