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Myanmar holds 1st election since military seized power

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

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Myanmar is holding phased elections. Here's why they're being called a 'sham'

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‘Unfair election’: Young voters absent from Myanmar polls

Legions have left the war-ravaged country since the military seized power five years ago, including many men of conscription age – up to 35 – or youngsters seeking better livelihoods away from Myanmar...

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

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Polls open for military-ruled Myanmar's first election in 5 years

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

“We have to do something,” said Nant Khin Aye Oo, chairwoman of the Kayin People’s Party, one of the few parties that was not barred from fielding candidates.

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Myanmar Junta Holds Elections For First Time Since 2021 Coup Amid Civil War

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

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

Critics charge that the election is designed to add a facade of legitimacy to military rule. Final results are expected to be announced in late January.

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Myanmar votes in first election since 2021 coup

CNN’s Ivan Watson speaks to voters and candidates in Yangon as Myanmar completes the first phase of polling in a controversial ballot.

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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Myanmar pro-military party claims huge lead in junta-run poll

At the last election in 2020, the ruling party was trounced by Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy, which was dissolved after the coup and did not appear on Sunday's ballots.

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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