Myanmar’s junta wraps election with ally set to triumphAFP, MANDALAY, MyanmarVoting concluded in Myanmar’s month-long election yesterday, with the dominant pro-military party on course for landslide victory in a junta-run poll critics say would only prolong the army’s grip on power. That ended in a 2021 military coup when democratic figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi was detained, civil war broke out, and the country descended into humanitarian crisis. Burmese military chief Min Aung Hlaing, center, visits a polling station during the third and final phase of Myanmar’s general election in Mandalay yesterday. Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing — who has not ruled out serving as president after the poll — toured voting stations in Mandalay, wearing civilian dress. “I don’t expect anything from this election,” a 34-year-old Yangon resident said earlier, requesting anonymity for security reasons.

Source: Taipei Times January 25, 2026 16:20 UTC