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Myanmar military proxy expected to win landslide in widely denounced election
Summary
<p>Voting ends in month-long poll derided internationally as sham designed to cement army’s grip on power</p><p>Voting in Myanmar has ended with the military-backed party expected to win a landslide victory after a month-long election that has been <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/26/myanmar-junta-prepares-elections-legitimise-power">widely derided as a sham</a> designed to cement the army’s grip on power.</p><p>The junta leader, Min Aung Hlaing, has rejected criticism of the vote, saying it has the support of the public and presenting it as a return to democracy and stability.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/25/myanmar-election-enters-final-stage-amid-airstrikes-and-exclusions">Continue reading...</a>