General elections were held in Myanmar for the first time since the 2021 military coup, but the election was held under heavy restrictions, limited areas and the shadow of the ongoing civil war. The elections have taken place at a time when the country’s Nobel Prize-winning leader Aung San Suu Kyi is also in custody…
Voters in military-controlled areas of Myanmar went to the polls on Sunday in a phased election that is widely seen as a “sham” and expected to favor the junta-aligned Union Solidarity and Development Party. UN Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews on Sunday said that a vote organized by a junta that continues to bomb civilians, imprison…
Myanmar Elections 2025 LIVE Updates: Myanmar is voting 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”, specifically designed to legitimize the military junta’s rule. The most popular party, the National League for Democracy, is banned…
Military-ruled Myanmar went to the polls on Sunday amid civil war and a humanitarian crisis. It’s Myanmar’s first general election in five years, held under the supervision of its military government. It’s also the first since a military coup toppled the last civilian government in 2021. The junta that has since ruled Myanmar said the…
