Myanmar holds final election round as army retains control

Voting was held Sunday in Myanmar in the final round of a three-stage general election, capping a nearly monthlong process that has already ensured the country’s military rulers and their allies will command a parliamentary majority to form a new government.

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Critics say the polls were neither free nor fair, and were designed to legiti-mise the power of the military after it ousted the elected civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021.