Myanmar election to be held by January, junta chief says
Myanmar's junta chief, General Min Aung Hlaing, announced that the country plans to hold elections in December 2025 or January 2026. This would be the first election since the military coup in 2021, which ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD).
The junta seized power alleging fraud in the 2020 elections, a claim widely disputed. Since then, Myanmar has been embroiled in conflict, and the military has cracked down on dissent. Hlaing stated the upcoming vote would be "free and fair" and invited observers from Belarus, a country with close ties to the regime, to monitor the process. Critics, however, remain skeptical, anticipating that the elections will be neither free nor fair given the current political climate and ongoing repression.
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Myanmar's junta chief, General Min Aung Hlaing, announced that the country plans to hold elections in December 2025 or January 2026. This would be the first election since the military coup in 2021, which ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD).
The junta seized power alleging fraud in the 2020 elections, a claim widely disputed. Since then, Myanmar has been embroiled in conflict, and the military has cracked down on dissent. Hlaing stated the upcoming vote would be "free and fair" and invited observers from Belarus, a country with close ties to the regime, to monitor the process. Critics, however, remain skeptical, anticipating that the elections will be neither free nor fair given the current political climate and ongoing repression.
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