Myanmar’s military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) has taken a commanding lead following the first phase of the country’s first general election since the 2021 coup.

The Myanmar military junta has announced that 52.13% of eligible voters participated in the first phase of the national election held last weekend. According to junta spokesperson Zaw Min Tun,

Myanmar began a multi-phase general election on Sunday, the first since the 2021 military coup that ousted the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.

Myanmar is set to hold the first phase of its general elections this Sunday, December 28, 2025, marking the first vote since the 2021 military coup. The polls take place

Myanmar’s military junta, led by General Min Aung Hlaing, is attempting to transition from military rule to a civilian-veneer government through a controversial general election.

Myanmar's ruling junta has asserted that the detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is "in good health," issuing a statement a day after her son, Kim Aris, expressed deep