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Myanmar pro-military party claims most seats in junta-run election

January 13, 2026 admin

Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing walks inside Zayarthiri polling station to vote, on the day of the general elections in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, December 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Myanmar’s dominant pro-military party on Tuesday (January 13, 2026) claimed a majority of elected lower house seats in the country’s junta-run polls, which democracy watchdogs…

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Myanmar pro-military party dominates junta-run poll: official results

January 4, 2026 admin

The USDP, which many analysts describe as a civilian proxy of the military, claimed an overwhelming victory in the first phase last week. | Photo Credit: Reuters Myanmar’s pro-military party has a decisive lead in the first phase of junta-run elections, with the USDP winning 90% of the lower house seats announced so far, official…

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Myanmar junta accuses rebels of ‘malicious’ election attacks

December 30, 2025 admin

Officials of the Union Election Commission prepare to close a polling station after the votes were counted, during the first phase of the general election, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on December 28, 2025 | Photo Credit: AP Myanmar’s junta on Tuesday (December 30, 2025) accused rebels of “malicious and brutal” attacks on the day and eve…

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UN says Myanmar junta using ‘brutal violence’ to force people to vote

December 23, 2025 admin

Volker Turk. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The UN said on Tuesday (December 23, 2025) that Myanmar’s junta was using violence and intimidation to force people to vote in upcoming military-controlled elections, while armed opposition groups were using similar tactics to keep people away. “The military authorities in Myanmar must stop using brutal violence to…

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20,000 Myanmar soldiers and 200 officials deserted, says former Army officer who sought refuge in India

December 13, 2025 admin

Captain Kaung Thu Win, who deserted the Myanmar army, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: KALLOL BHATTACHERJEE Around 20,000 soldiers and 200 military officials have deserted the Myanmar military, which is engaged in combating Ethnic Armed Organisations (EAOs), said a military officer who deserted his post in Sagaing region bordering India’s Northeast after the junta…

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Myanmar’s upcoming election will be a sham, says rebel leader

November 27, 2025 admin

The upcoming election in Myanmar will be a “sham” and will not help resolve the ongoing civil strife in the country that began with the coup by the military junta on February 1, 2021, said a leading member of a rebel outfit that has been fighting the junta for at least three years. In an…

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Myanmar junta says no voting in dozens of constituencies

September 15, 2025 admin

Members of the Union Election Commission, Aung Lwin Oo, left, Khin Maung Oo, center and Myint Thein, right, attend a press conference at the Union Election Commission (UEC) in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Thursday, September 11, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Myanmar’s junta acknowledged on Monday (September 15, 2025) its long-promised election would not be held in…

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