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

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 ... Read More

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 ... Read More

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. Read More

Myanmar schedules final election round for late January

Myanmar's junta announced on Thursday that the third and final round of its tightly controlled elections will take place on January 25, just days ... Read More

Myanmar Elections: When will results be announced? — Will Aung San Suu Kyi be released from prison amid military coup?

It is widely expected that Min Aung Hlaing, the general who has ruled Myanmar with an iron fist since the 2021 military coup, will ultimately assume the presidency, according to a report by AP. Read More

Why Myanmar is going to hold elections on December 28 amid a civil war

Myanmar is set to hold phased elections from December 28 despite an ongoing civil war, with critics arguing the vote entrenches military rule rather than restoring democracy or ending violence. Read More

Myanmar's ruling junta says election will provide path to peace as polls open - but opponents criticise 'sham' vote

Since seizing power by force nearly five years ago, Myanmar's ruling military junta has imprisoned thousands of its opponents - most notably Aung San Suu Kyi, the last democratically elected leader. Read More

Myanmar junta seeks to prosecute hundreds for 'disruption' ahead of elections

Myanmar's junta on Wednesday said it was pursing charges against more than 200 people for alleged disruption of upcoming elections under new laws banning criticism of upcoming elections, which rights ... Read More

Myanmar junta stages election after five years of civil war

Myanmar's junta is set to preside over voting starting Sunday, touting heavily restricted polls as a return to democracy five years after it ousted the last elected government, triggering civil ... Read More

Myanmar Junta's Shift From Battlefield To Ballots Faces Long Odds

The battle-hardened Tatmadaw has long dominated politics in Myanmar, which won independence from Britain in 1948, with a string of military chiefs running the country with an iron grip. Read More

Myanmar sets late January date for final election round

Myanmar's junta announces final election round for January 25, amid allegations of a manipulated and restricted voting process. Read More