Reuters

Myanmar junta says voter turnout at 52% in first phase of election

Dec 31 (Reuters) - Myanmar's junta said slightly more than half of eligible voters cast their ballot in the first phase of a three-stage national election at the weekend, a figure that was markedly ...
The Irrawaddy

China Says Myanmar Junta Election Stems From Xi-Min Aung Hlaing Deal

China has openly stated that the ongoing junta-organized election—which critics dismiss as a sham designed to entrench military rule—is being held as the result of an agreement between Chinese ...
Los Angeles Times

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

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Myanmar held its first general election in five years Sunday, but critics dismiss it as a sham to legitimize ...
Wall Street Journal

Myanmar Junta Seeks Legitimacy in Widely Condemned Elections Embraced by U.S.

SINGAPORE—The military junta whose 2021 coup plunged Myanmar into civil war controls less than half of the country. Resistance groups have bombed polling stations to stop people from voting. The party ...
CNN

Inside Myanmar’s first election since deadly civil war began

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Newsweek

Myanmar Holds First Election in 5 Years Amid Civil War, Boycott Calls

Voters in Myanmar went to the polls Sunday for the first phase of the country's first general election in five years, conducted under military government supervision while civil war engulfs much of ...
Associated Press

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

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Sunday marks the initial phase of Myanmar’s ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Myanmar Polls Open in First Election Since Junta Coup in 2021

Voters in military-controlled areas of Myanmar headed to the polls Sunday in a phased election largely considered a sham and expected to favor the junta-aligned Union Solidarity and Development Party.
NBC News

Polls open for Myanmar's first general election in 5 years

YANGON, Myanmar — 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 ...
Reuters

Myanmar goes to the polls amid civil war and humanitarian crisis

Dec 27 (Reuters) - Myanmar heads to the polls on Sunday as it battles a civil war that has ravaged parts of the country as well as one of Asia's worst humanitarian crises. Already one of Southeast ...
NPR

Myanmar is holding phased elections. Here's why they're being called a 'sham'

CHIANG RAI, Thailand — Myanmar's military rulers are holding a staggered general election beginning Dec. 28 and ending in late January. Their hope is that it will return some stability to the country ...
The New York Times

What to Know About the Vote in Myanmar

Amid a ruinous civil war, the military government is holding elections that are widely seen as a sham, as the main opposition remains barred or jailed. By Richard C. Paddock Myanmar’s military ...