BBC World Service - Newshour, Myanmar: First Elections Since Military Coup

BBC World Service - Newshour, Myanmar: first elections since military coup

In the coming hours, the people of Myanmar will get their first opportunity to vote in an election since the military seized power in a coup in 2021. The poll has been delayed several times by the ruling junta and many consider that a change is unlikely. We hear about the circumstances surrounding these elections in Myanmar and from a member of the Burmese resitance in exile. Also in the programme: President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine is in …

Myanmar is holding its first elections in five years

Myanmar's is holding its first elections since the military seized power five years ago. It could give the military junta more legitimacy.

Myanmar to Hold First General Election in 5 Years

Myanmar will hold the first phase of a general election on Sunday, its first vote in five years and an exercise that critics say will neither restore the country’s fragile democracy undone by a 2021 army takeover, nor end a civil war triggered by the nation’s military rule.