BANGKOK (Reuters) - Myanmar's biggest opposition party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), ruled itself out of this year's election after members voted on Monday against registering for the much ...

Myanmar’s military rulers say polls were free and fair as UN reports 170 killed during election period.

From 1990 to today, the generals have staged votes to retain power—and foreign observers have consistently misread the outcome.

UN official describes monthlong polls as ‘illegitimate’, while ASEAN regional bloc says it will not certify the vote.

Myanmar’s military-backed USDP won a landslide in tightly controlled elections, drawing criticism over repression, voter exclusion and continued military dominance.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People line up to vote at a polling station during the first phase of Myanmar's general election in Yangon on December 28, 2025. - ...

Human Rights Watch submission to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee on democracy and human rights in ...

“Had the coup not occurred I have no doubt that Myanmar would have made real progress in catching up to its peers and neighbors.” When Myanmar’s military seized power on February 1, 2021, it forcibly ...

Myanmar’s parallel National Unity Government (NUG) saw some surprising diplomatic victories in the months after the military seized power in February 2021. Established by elected lawmakers deposed in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Myanmar soldiers from the 77th light infantry division walk along a street during a protest against the military coup ...

Last November, Myanmar held its first truly free national elections in twenty-five years. In the months leading up to the vote, members of the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD), foreign ...

This week’s by-elections in Myanmar, in which roughly one-tenth of the seats in the national parliament were contested, have been hailed as the most important sign yet that Myanmar’s nascent reform ...