Myanmar is holding its first election since the 2021 coup, but low turnout, civil war and the absence of real opposition have cast doubt on whether the vote can deliver stability or legitimacy.

Myanmar Elections 2025 LIVE Updates: Myanmar cast vote for the first time in nearly five years, after a military coup in 2021 led to a civil war in the country. Many called the elections a "sham", ...

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 ...

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 ...

Myanmar will hold the first phase of a general election on Sunday, its first vote in five years and an exercise that critics say will neither restore the country's fragile democracy undone by a 2021 ...

The voting for Parliament is almost sure to favor the ruling military junta, which is stage-managing the polls. Still, some see them as the most pragmatic way to try to improve conditions. By Sui-Lee ...

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 ...

Overshadowed by civil war and doubts about the credibility of the polls, voters in ‌Myanmar were casting their ballots in a general election starting on Sunday, the first since a military coup toppled ...

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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 ...

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 ...