Elections News Myanmar Junta Chief Announces Election For December Or January

Myanmar: Junta feigns openness, tightens control of election coverage

RSF said the junta’s claim that media will be allowed to cover the election "is simply a tactic to legitimise new restrictions." ... Read More

Myanmar's Controversial Elections: A Surveillance State in the Making?

The U.N. has raised concerns over Myanmar's upcoming elections, citing the military junta's pressure on voters, use of electronic voting machines, and AI surveillance as potential tools to identify ... Read More

UN warns on voter surveillance ahead of Myanmar election

The U.N. human rights office voiced concern on Friday that the Myanmar junta was pressuring people into voting in an election next month and that electronic voting machines and AI surveillance could ... Read More

Myanmar: Elections a Fraudulent Claim for Credibility

Foreign governments should reject the Myanmar junta’s plans to hold elections from late December 2025 through January 2026 because they will not be free, fair, or inclusive. Read More

Myanmar junta pardons thousands ahead of 'sham' election

Myanmar’s ruling junta has dropped outstanding charges against 5,580 people and pardoned or reduced sentencing for a further 3,085 prisoners as it prepares to stage elections from Dec. 28, which have ... Read More

Myanmar Junta Amnesties More Than 3,000 Political Prisoners in Advance of Election

The pardons are designed to ensure maximum support for the upcoming election, which has been widely criticized as a sham process designed to support military rule. Read More

Myanmar election not free or credible: Thailand's Foreign Minister

Thailand's Foreign Minister declares Myanmar's upcoming election will lack credibility, urging for Aung San Suu Kyi's release. Read More

US ends temporary status for Myanmar nationals, cites coming elections as ‘progress’

Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem said the situation in Myanmar has improved and it is safe for citizens to return to the war-torn country. Read More

Myanmar junta chief admits election won't be nationwide, as war continues

Oct 15 (Reuters) - Myanmar's junta chief acknowledged on Wednesday that the military-backed administration will be unable to conduct an upcoming general election across the entire country, as a civil ... Read More

Campaigning begins in Myanmar's junta-run election

Parties approved to participate in Myanmar's junta-organised elections started campaigning on Tuesday, two months ahead of a poll being shunned at home and abroad as a ploy to legitimise military rule ... Read More

Myanmar junta pardons thousands ahead of disputed election

Myanmar's junta will pardon or drop charges against a total of 8,665 people, state media reported on Thursday, allowing them to vote in an upcoming election that Western countries and human rights ... Read More