Elections News Myanmar’s Military Leader Announces Dates For General Election

Myanmar holds first election since military seized power but critics say the vote is a sham

Voters went to the polls Sunday for the initial phase of Myanmar ’s first general election in five years, held under the supervision of its military government while a civil war rages throughout much ... Read More

Tepid early turnout in Myanmar election

Voters in Myanmar cast their ballots in apparently low numbers in a general election, the first since a military coup toppled the last civilian government in 2021. Read More

Myanmar’s controversial elections begin amid violence and low turnout

Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy, which won the previous two elections by a landslide, is banned from participating ... Read More

Myanmar finalises schedule for general election ballots

The first round of ballots is scheduled for December 28, 2025, with a second round due on January 11. However, the timeline for vote counting and the announcement of election results has not yet been ... Read More

More 'instability and insecurity': What Myanmar’s first military-run elections in 5 years mean

Junta set to hold three-phased elections in 265 of country's 330 townships on Dec. 28, Jan. 11 and Jan. 25 - Anadolu Ajansı ... Read More

Myanmar Junta Pushes Ahead With Phased General Election Amid Escalating Civil War and Widespread International Condemnation

Myanmar’s military-led administration is set to begin a multi-phased general election on Sunday, pressing ahead with polls that many analysts, Western governments and human rights groups have ... Read More

Myanmar concludes first phase of post-coup elections amid tight security

Voting in the first phase of Myanmar’s general election — the first since the military coup in February 2021 — concluded on Sunday, state media and observers reported, as the junta-organized polls ... Read More

As Myanmar goes to polls, country's junta will witness a shift from battlefield to ballots

Myanmar is all set to conduct its first general election in five years after seizing power in a coup. The question about the future of the junta and its chief, Min Aung Hlaing, remains hanging ... Read More

Myanmar polls: Weak turnout seen in phased election

Under the shadow of civil war and questions over the election’s credibility, the initial round of Myanmar’s phased general election closed yesterday, with signs of low voter turnout for the first ... Read More

Myanmar: Repressive tactics intensify before junta-imposed elections

Preparations for this weekend’s first round of junta-imposed elections in Myanmar have resulted in unlawful attacks that may amount to war crimes as well ... Read More

Myanmar’s military will no doubt win this month’s sham elections. But could a shake-up follow?

Nicholas Coppel is affiliated with the Australia Myanmar Institute, a not-for-profit group, and is a former Australian ambassador to Myanmar. Myanmar’s military regime has announced elections will be ... Read More