Polls have closed in Myanmar’s first general election since the country’s military toppled Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically elected government in a 2021 coup. The heavily restricted ...
Myanmar’s military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party is leading after the first phase of a contentious general ‍election, early results cited by state media showed, in the first vote since ...
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 ...
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 ...
Junta says turnout in first vote in five years is 52%, which observers have described as low compared to past polls Myanmar’s military-backed Union Solidarity and Development party (USDP) is leading ...
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", ...
A woman casts her advanced ballot at polling station opened at a school in Pyawbwe Township, Mandalay Division, central Myanmar, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo) Myanmar's dominant ...
Weak Turnout Seen in Myanmar's Phased Election, First Since 2021 Coup Dec 28 (Reuters) - Under the shadow of civil war and questions over the poll's credibility, the initial round of ‌Myanmar's phased ...
Myanmar's dominant pro-military party is "winning a majority" in the first phase of junta-run elections, a party source said on Monday, after democracy watchdogs warned the poll would entrench ...
Turnout appears low for vote in which most candidates seen as allies of junta and large areas excluded by war Polls have closed in conflict-racked Myanmar, ending the first phase of an election that ...
Vote derided as unfair by UN, rights groups and some countries Initial turnout much lower than in 2020, residents say Election being held in three phases, starting Sunday Polls come nearly four years ...