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 ...

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 ...

Myanmar’s military-backed party claims strong lead in election’s first phase

The political party backed by Myanmar’s ruling military claims it won a commanding lead in the initial round of the first ...

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

In the lacklustre canvassing ahead of the polls, the USDP was the most visible. Founded in 2010, the year it won an election ...

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

Polls opened in Myanmar on Sunday kick-starting a controversial election the military junta says will return democratic rule, nearly five years after it seized power from an elected government, ...

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.

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

Myanmar's military rulers are holding a general election in phases starting Dec. 28 amid the country's civil war. The head of ...

Myanmar’s military leader votes in controversial election

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

As elections approach, Myanmar's economy is in shambles

Nearly five years after the coup, Myanmar is poorer, hungrier, and plagued by blackouts. Few believe the upcoming election will change anything.