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Junta says no voting in dozens of constituencies
The Straits Times
|September 16, 2025
Myanmar’s junta acknowledged on Sept 15 its long-promised election would not be held in about one in seven national Parliament constituencies, as it battles myriad rebel forces opposed to the poll.
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A civil war has consumed Myanmar since the military snatched power in a 2021 coup, jailing democratic figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi and deposing her civilian government.
The military has touted elections — due to start in phases on Dec 28 - as a path to reconciliation.
However, monitors are slating the poll as a ploy to legitimise continuing military rule, while it is set to be boycotted by many ousted lawmakers and blocked by armed opposition groups in enclaves they control.
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