Polls close on first day of Myanmar's widely criticised 'sham' election

Observers say the vote, accompanied by a renewed crackdown on dissent, is meant to entrench the junta's power.

Myanmar junta's shift from battlefield to ballots faces long odds

From inside a military base last week, Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing announced who he wanted voters to pick in Sunday ...
The Irrawaddy

Junta Chief Warns Voters Amid Expected Mass Boycott of Myanmar Election

Min Aung Hlaing declares refusing to vote in military-held December 28 election amounts to rejecting democratic progress.
Reuters

Myanmar junta chief admits election won't be nationwide, as war continues

Oct 15 (Reuters) - Myanmar's junta chief acknowledged on Wednesday that the military-backed administration will be unable to conduct an upcoming general election across the entire country, as a civil ...