Senior junta officials and military-backed USDP figures will be among the candidates in Sunday’s voting across 12 states and regions.

The USDP won 89 of 102 Lower House seats in the first phase of the much-criticized election, according to an AFP tally of official results.

From an unpopular new government and ceasefires to economic strain and regional pressure, another difficult year no doubt awaits Myanmar.

For 35 years, Myanmar’s elections have followed a familiar pattern: real victories for voters are rejected, a free and fair election is impossible and voter turnout irrelevant.

Local resistance groups seized three junta strongpoints in Sagaing Region’s Budalin town on Sunday, according to anti-regime group Rocket Fighter, which took part in the operation. The sites—at the ...

With all serious opposition politicians in jail or exile, a widespread boycott, and the process heavily rigged in the junta’s favor, the USDP ratchets up a widely expected win.

After five years of brutal military rule, residents of Myanmar’s largest city voted with their feet in the first phase of the junta’s election on Sunday.

Beijing’s envoy Deng Xijun said the military’s widely condemned poll is the product of top-level agreements, underscoring China’s strategic stakes in Myanmar.

On the eve of the military-organized election, leading independent journalists from Myanmar discussed what lies ahead, and what the resistance must do to unite.

Analysts suggest the primary goal of the election is to transition junta chief Min Aung Hlaing into a “civilian” presidency. This would provide a legalistic framework to end the state of emergency in ...

As the generals smile for cameras, people stay home—or cast ballots under fear—as the military stages a rigged poll to ...

A source from the military-proxy USDP said the party is on course to win, as critics and voters voiced deep distrust of the ...