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

Explore the current political climate in Myanmar as voters take part in a highly controlled election under military rule.
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Myanmar junta accuses rebels of 'malicious' election attacks

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. The armed ...

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 ...

Myanmar Holds First Election in 5 Years Amid Civil War, Boycott Calls

Myanmar's military government begins the voting process as critics denounce the election lacking major opposition parties and ...

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.

'Unfair election': young voters absent from Myanmar polls; overall tepid turnout

The droves of young people who queued to cast ballots in past elections in Myanmar were conspicuous by their absence from ...