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Myanmar’s military junta holds elections

Myanmar’s military junta holds elections as civil war sparked by coup still rages

Voters queued at polling stations in Myanmar on Sunday to vote in a controversial election the military junta says will return democratic rule, nearly five years after it seized power from an elected government,

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Myanmar Polls Open in First Election Since Junta Coup in 2021

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

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Myanmar Junta Holds First Elections Since Coup Amid Ongoing Civil War

Nearly five years after overthrowing Myanmar's elected government, the military junta on Sunday began polling in a tightly controlled national election.

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

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Myanmar’s military leader votes in controversial election

Myanmar junta's shift from battlefield to ballots faces long odds

From inside a military base last week, Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing announced who he wanted voters to pick in Sunday's general election, nearly five years after seizing power in a coup.

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Myanmar junta says Aung San Suu Kyi ‘in good health’ after son raises alarm

Myanmar’s junta said on Tuesday that detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is “in good health,” a day after her son told Reuters he has received little information about the 80-year-old’s condition and fears she could die without him knowing.

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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Worried over boycott calls, Myanmar’s junta moves to counter dissent at the ballot box

Voting kicks off on Sunday (Dec 28) and will be held over three phases, limited to areas where the military maintains varying degrees of control.

Myanmar Sets Late January Date For Final Election Round

Myanmar's junta will stage the third and final round of its heavily restricted elections on January 25, a statement said Thursday, just days before polls open for the first batch of ballots.

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Kachin Forces Reject Myanmar Junta’s Move to Restart China-Backed Myitsone Dam

KIO and KIA say public opposition to hydropower project stronger than ever, amid earthquake risk, environmental destruction and mass displacement.