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Myanmar's 2025 Election Faces Legitimacy Crisis Amid Unrest

8/18/2025

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Myanmar's first general election since the 2021 coup is scheduled for December 28, 2025, amid civil unrest.
The military junta asserts the elections will be "free and fair," but this claim is largely viewed as insincere.
Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy is prohibited from participating, questioning the election's legitimacy.
Critics, including Human Rights Watch, demand an end to violence and inclusion of all political parties for credibility.

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Myanmar's first general election since the 2021 coup is scheduled for December 28, 2025, amid civil unrest.
The military junta asserts the elections will be "free and fair," but this claim is largely viewed as insincere.
Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy is prohibited from participating, questioning the election's legitimacy.
Critics, including Human Rights Watch, demand an end to violence and inclusion of all political parties for credibility.