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

Voters in Myanmar have voted in the first phase of the country's general election, the first since the 2021 military coup.

Young voters absent from polls

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

Tepid early turnout for election

UNDER the sha­dow of civil war and questions over the poll's cre­dibility, voters in Myanmar cast their ballots in apparently ...

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Polls close on opening day of Myanmar's first general election since 2021 coup

Voters went to the polls on Sunday for the initial phase of Myanmar's first general election in five years, held under the ...

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

Observers say the vote, accompanied by a renewed crackdown on dissent, is meant to entrench the junta's power.