Myanmar election

Myanmar election

Myanmar's military leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing participates in a parade commemorating the 81st Armed Forces Day in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, 27 March, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing elected president by pro-military parliament

The 69-year-old ​general orchestrated the 2021 coup that forced out the government of Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi ​and placed her under arrest, sparking widespread protests that...

Election Commission officials count ballots at a polling station during Myanmar's general election in Yangon, Myanmar, December 28, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Final phase of Myanmar's election underway, military-backed party set to win

People walk past an election banner ahead of a general election in Thingangyun Township, Yangon, Myanmar, December 27, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

Myanmar votes in second phase of military-run election

Photo: Collected via UNB

Myanmar's military-backed party claims strong lead in election's first phase

Myanmar soldiers from the 77th light infantry division walk along a street during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, February 28, 2021. Picture taken February 28, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Myanmar to hold third phase of election voting on January 25: State media

Myanmar soldiers from the 77th light infantry division walk along a street during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, February 28, 2021. Picture taken February 28, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Why is Myanmar's junta holding an election during a civil war?

Myanmar's junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup, presides at an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Myanmar to hold second phase of election in January

Myanmar's military chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing attends a press conference following talks with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia, March 4, 2025. Photo: Pavel Bednyakov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

India backs Myanmar military's election plan

Myanmar's military chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing attends a press conference following talks with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia, March 4, 2025. Photo: Pavel Bednyakov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Myanmar junta unveils new election details

People participate in a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, March 2, 2021. Picture taken from behind a window. REUTERS/Stringer

Myanmar's neighbours press junta for Suu Kyi's release, restoration of democracy

People wearing chef's uniforms hold placards as they stand behind a table with carved watermelons, some of which show the portraits of Aung San Suu Kyi, in Mandalay, Myanmar February 19, 2021 in this picture obtained by REUTERS. Picture taken February 19, 2021.

Myanmar minister flies to Thailand for crisis talks

A slogan is written on a street as a protest after the coup in Yangon, Myanmar February 21, 2021. Picture taken with iPhone panoramic mode. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Myanmar faces more protests as Indonesia pursues diplomatic efforts

Demonstrators hold placards with pictures of Aung San Suu Kyi as they protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, February 22, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

Western countries step up pressure on Myanmar junta as protests go on