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

Myanmar's dominant pro-military party is "winning a majority" in the first phase of junta-run elections, a party source told ...

The droves of young people who queued to cast ballots in past elections in Myanmar were conspicuous by their absence from Sunday’s military-run poll, with older voters dominating the turnout.

Voters trickled to Myanmar's heavily restricted polls on Dec. 28, with the ruling junta touting the exercise as a return to ...

Polls opened in Myanmar on Sunday kick-starting a controversial election the military junta says will return democratic rule, ...

A roundup of live updates from The Irrawaddy’s coverage of the first phase of voting on Sunday, which was marked by violence, protests and low turnout.

Despite security concerns and ongoing clashes, some voters expressed hope for change, while analysts say the election aims to legitimise the military regime.

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

Before dawn broke over downtown Yangon on Sunday, election officials were already preparing inside a polling station near ...

Myanmar’s military junta has pushed ahead with the first phase of its long-promised general election, closing the initial ...

The initial phase of Myanmar’s first general election in five years has been held, under the supervision of its military ...