Polling Stations Open in Myanmar in First General Election in 5 Years

Naypyidaw, 28 Dec 2025 (ONA) --- Voters headed to the polls today in the first stage of Myanmar's first general election in five years, which is being conducted under the supervision of its military government.

The military junta has been leading Myanmar since it seized power from the former elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. Her party had won the 2020 elections but was prevented from assuming power for a second term.

In Yangon, Myanmar's largest city, the capital Naypyidaw, and other locations, voters began casting their ballots in high schools and government buildings.

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