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Polls close on first day of Myanmar's widely criticised 'sham' election

The first of three phases of voting has finished in Myanmar, in an election widely dismissed as a "sham", with major political parties dissolved, leaders jailed and as much as half the country not exp...

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

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

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Low voter turnout in first Myanmar elections since 2021 military coup

Under the shadow of civil war and questions over the poll's credibility, ‍voters in Myanmar have cast their ballots in apparently low numbers in a general election.

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

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War-torn Myanmar voting in widely criticised 'sham' election

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Myanmar goes to polls after five years of civil war. Here's how the junta-run vote will work

Former democratic leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has been detained after the military coup in 2021.

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Weak turnout seen in Myanmar's phased election, first since 2021 coup

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Myanmar’s military leader votes in controversial election

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

The Trump administration has joined a small number of countries—including China and Russia—in backing the vote, which is being held amid a brutal civil war.

Myanmar votes in election expected to prolong military rule

The three-phase election comes nearly four years after the military took power in a coup that plunged the country into chaos.

Myanmar’s Election Is Derided as Fake, but the Nation’s Suffering Is All Too Real

A coup set off a brutal civil war and made a poor country poorer. Now its military rulers are seeking a veneer of legitimacy by holding elections.

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UN says Myanmar needs 'free, fair, inclusive and credible' elections

YANGON: The United Nations said Sunday (Dec 28) that Myanmar needs "free, fair, inclusive and credible" elections, as balloting began in a heavily restricted military-run poll.

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Myanmar Elections 2025 LIVE Updates: Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing votes in ‘sham’ polls after 2021 military coup

Many condemned the Myanmar Elections as a “sham”, as the most popular party, the National League for Democracy, is banned from running in the election. Stay tuned to this LIVE blog for all the latest