Myanmar Junta Sets December 28 Poll Date Despite Raging Civil War

Myanmar junta sets Dec 28 poll date

Myanmar’s junta said Monday that long-promised elections will start on December 28, despite a raging civil war that has put much of the country out of its control, and international monitors slating the poll as a charade. Myanmar has been consumed by conflict since the military deposed the government of democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi in 2021, making unsubstantiated allegations of electoral fraud. Swathes of the country are beyond military co…

Myanmar to hold first general election since 2021 coup amid ongoing civil war

Myanmar’s military has announced the first phase of a general election to be held in late December, in a poll widely seen as an attempt to lend the junta legitimacy following its 2021 coup.State-run television said on Monday that the elections will take place over three separate days, with the first scheduled for December 28. The next two phases are expected to occur sometime in January, though no specific dates have been announced due to “secur…

Myanmar Military Administration Sets Date For Long-awaited Election

Junta chief Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing has declared that “problems arising from political differences must be resolved through political means.”

Myanmar military announces Dec 28 elections amid boycott by opposition

Myanmar's military government has announced that long-promised elections will begin on December 28 amid widespread skepticism that authorities will allow a free and fair vote, Al Jazeera reported.

Myanmar junta sets election date of Dec. 28

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Myanmar’s ruling junta sets Dec. 28 election date as civil war rages

Critics expect the vote to be a sham aimed at keeping the country’s military in power.