Myanmar Completes China-Supported Election

Members of Myanmar’s Union Election commission (UEC) count ballots after the closing of polls at a polling station in the third phase of Myanmar’s general election in Yangon on January 25, 2026. (Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP)

Voting has concluded in the final round of national elections in Myanmar. The vote is widely expected to entrench the power of the ruling military junta, which took power in 2021 after ousting Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratic government.

The integrity of the election has been widely criticized, as the election continued amid an ongoing civil war and a wider climate of fear and uncertainty. The UN called the election a “sham,” and reported instances of forced voting, while major opposition parties are not allowed to participate. The junta won the first two rounds by wide margins.

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