US EditionMyanmar will hold its first general election in 5 years as criticism of the military rule mounts
The military-run election excludes many areas due to conflict and bans key opposition parties, with nearly 5,000 candidates contesting amid a civil war that displaced 3.6 million, UN says.
- Myanmar will hold its first general election in 5 years amid criticism of military rule and concerns about fairness.
- Human rights groups argue the election will not be free or fair, and military leader Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing is likely to retain power.
- Richard Horsey from the International Crisis Group stated, 'These elections are not credible at all.'
- Increased violence and repression are reported ahead of the military-controlled elections.
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Disputed Myanmar elections win China’s vote of confidence
Myanmar’s military-run elections are being pilloried abroad and shunned at home, but neighbouring China has emerged as an enthusiastic backer of the pariah poll. Myanmar flag. Photo: Aboodi Vesakaran, via Pexels. International monitors have dismissed the vote starting Sunday as a charade to rebrand Myanmar’s military rule since a 2021 coup, which triggered a civil war. But Beijing’s brokerage has secured watershed truces and retreats by rebel gr…
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