Democracy watchdogs, as well as the US, EU and other Western powers, has dismissed the election — which is being held in the shadow of a brutal civil war — as a sham designed to entrench the military's rule under General Min Aung Hlaing.
søndag 11. januar 2026
Myanmar: Second phase of vote opens in junta-run election
The second phase of a military-run election in Myanmar began on Sunday.The general election is the first to be held in Myanmar in five years after the country's powerful army — known as The Tatmadaw — grabbed power in 2021. The coup deposed the government of pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been in prison ever since.
Democracy watchdogs, as well as the US, EU and other Western powers, has dismissed the election — which is being held in the shadow of a brutal civil war — as a sham designed to entrench the military's rule under General Min Aung Hlaing.
Democracy watchdogs, as well as the US, EU and other Western powers, has dismissed the election — which is being held in the shadow of a brutal civil war — as a sham designed to entrench the military's rule under General Min Aung Hlaing.
