WorldSun, Dec 28, 2025
Myanmar Junta Holds Widely Criticized Elections Amid Civil War
Myanmar's military junta stages phased elections, widely condemned as a sham to legitimize its rule, five years after a coup triggered civil war.
📌Key Points
- •Myanmar's military junta began a phased election on Sunday, December 28, 2025, five years after its 2021 coup.
- •The vote is widely condemned internationally as a sham designed to legitimize military rule amidst ongoing civil war.
- •Aung San Suu Kyi's popular National League for Democracy (NLD) party is banned, and she remains jailed.
- •Voting is heavily restricted to junta-controlled areas, with many townships excluded due to conflict and instability.
- •The pro-military Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) is widely expected to win.
- •Critics highlight a severe crackdown on dissent, including a new law prohibiting criticism of the polls, leading to arrests and convictions.
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