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

Final results won't be known until after two more rounds of voting are completed later in January. It's widely expected that Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, who has governed Myanmar since an army takeover in 2021, will then assume the presidency.

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

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Myanmar: An election with no real choice

Courthouse News Service

Myanmar pro-military party claims huge lead in junta-run poll

At the last election in 2020, the ruling party was trounced by Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy, which was ...

The Manila Times on MSN

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 ...

Shan State Chief Minister defeated in Myanmar parliamentary election

YANGON: The incumbent Shan State Chief Minister Aung Aung (pic), who contested the Taunggyi Pyithu Hluttaw (Lower House) ...

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Critics of army rule in Myanmar stage a silent strike against upcoming election

Critics say the Dec. 28 polls will be neither free nor fair and are an effort by the military to legitimize its rule after seizing power in February 2021.

The Chosun Ilbo on MSN

Myanmar military lifts Yangon curfew ahead of election

Myanmar's military regime abruptly lifted the curfew in Yangon, the largest city it has maintained for nearly five years ...

Sunday polls bring hopes to Myanmar, junta says on election eve

Myanmar kicks off its three-phase general elections on Sunday, with the government promising it will mark a "turning a new ...

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