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Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar pro-military party claims most seats in junta-run election

Members of the election commission prepare to count ballots from the second phase of Myanmar's general election.
Members of the election commission prepare to count ballots from the second phase of Myanmar's general election.

Myanmar’s pro-military party claims Suu Kyi’s seat in junta-run poll

An official from the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP)  said they “won in Kawhmu” – Ms Aung San Suu Kyi’s former seat in Yangon region.
An official from the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP)  said they “won in Kawhmu” – Ms Aung San Suu Kyi’s former seat in Yangon region.

ASEAN shouldn’t end up the loser in Myanmar’s election

Myanmar electoral officers count early voting ballots after closing the first phase of the general election at a polling station in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Dec 28.
Myanmar electoral officers count early voting ballots after closing the first phase of the general election at a polling station in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Dec 28.

Myanmar pro-military party claims huge win in first phase of junta-run poll

Official results have yet to be posted by Myanmar’s Union Election Commission.
Official results have yet to be posted by Myanmar’s Union Election Commission.

‘Not a real election’: Myanmar holds first polls since 2021 coup but many aren’t voting

Voters at a polling station in Yangon on Dec 28.
Voters at a polling station in Yangon on Dec 28.

As some boycott Myanmar’s flawed election, others hope for change

Flags representing the Union Solidarity and Development Party, the only party assured of winning in Myanmar's upcoming elections, at a headquarters near Yangon.
Flags representing the Union Solidarity and Development Party, the only party assured of winning in Myanmar's upcoming elections, at a headquarters near Yangon.

Voting begins in Myanmar’s restricted election after five years of civil war

People line up to vote inside a polling station during the first phase of Myanmar's general election in Yangon on Dec 28, 2025.
People line up to vote inside a polling station during the first phase of Myanmar's general election in Yangon on Dec 28, 2025.

Myanmar junta lifts Yangon curfew ahead of elections

A man taking part in early voting in Yangon on Dec 26 ahead of the start of Myanmar's general election.
A man taking part in early voting in Yangon on Dec 26 ahead of the start of Myanmar's general election.

Myanmar sets late January date for final election round

Democracy watchdogs say Myanmar's junta-run vote is a charade to rebrand the rule of the military.
Democracy watchdogs say Myanmar's junta-run vote is a charade to rebrand the rule of the military.

UN says Myanmar junta using ‘brutal violence’ to force people to vote

The run-up to the Dec 28 election has seen none of the feverish rallies that democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi commanded.
The run-up to the Dec 28 election has seen none of the feverish rallies that democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi commanded.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.