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Myanmar Pro-military Party 'Winning' Junta-run Poll

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

YANGON: Myanmar's dominant pro-military party claimed an overwhelming victory in the first phase of the elections, a senior party official told AFP, after democracy watchdogs warned the junta-run poll would entrench military rule.

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

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Myanmar pro-military party official says 'winning' junta-run poll

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Polls Open for Military-Ruled Myanmar's First Election in 5 Years

Voters went to the polls Sunday for the initial phase of Myanmar ’s first general election in five years, held under the supervision of its military government while a civil war rages throughout much ...

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

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

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

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.

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Drone bomb explosions kill 13-year-old girl in south-eastern Myanmar

YANGON: A 13-year-old girl was killed after drone bombs exploded near the USDP (Union Solidarity and Development Party) office in Myawady in Kayin State on the night of December 27.

GLIMPSES: Prepping polling machines ahead of Myanmar’s weekend election

Before the polls comes the preparation. Officials from Myanmar’s Union Election Commission are prepping polling stations around the country for the following day’s election.

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.