Myanmar’s pro-military Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) is reportedly leading in the first phase of junta-run elections, according to a party source, raising concerns about the consolidation of military power. The elections come after the armed forces seized control in a 2021 coup, promising to restore civilian rule. The election excludes Aung San Suu […]
Myanmar elections 2025
Myanmar votes amid civil war, Junta favoured to win
YANGON – Myanmar opened polling stations on Sunday for general elections, the first since the 2021 military coup that ousted the National League for Democracy, amid ongoing civil war and unrest. The military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) is expected to secure victory, fielding one-fifth of all candidates while opposition parties remain sidelined or […]