"Even in developed democratic nations, there are situations where voter turnout does not exceed 50%," Zaw Min Tun said, ...
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Myanmar: An election with no real choice

Myanmar’s ruling junta on Sunday held the first phase of the elections, the country’s first poll since a military coup in ...
The political party backed by Myanmar’s ruling military claims it won a commanding lead in the initial round of the first ...
Myanmar's dominant pro-military party is "winning a majority" in the first phase of junta-run elections, a party source told AFP on Monday, after democracy watchdogs warned the poll would entrench ...
Two days after the first phase of elections were concluded in Myanmar, the pro-military party, Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), has claimed a landslide victory, reported news agency AFP ...
YANGON: Myanmar’s junta on Tuesday accused rebels of “malicious and brutal” attacks on the day and eve of military-run ...
According to reported figures, Myanmar's military-backed party won over 80 per cent of the lower house seats where voting was ...
At the last election in 2020, the ruling party was trounced by Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy, which was ...
Myanmar’s main pro-military party has claimed an overwhelming lead in the first phase of elections organised by the country’s military rulers as critics warn that the tightly controlled vote is ...
Analysts suggest the primary goal of the election is to transition junta chief Min Aung Hlaing into a “civilian” presidency. This would provide a legalistic framework to end the state of emergency in ...
As the generals smile for cameras, people stay home—or cast ballots under fear—as the military stages a rigged poll to ...