Myanmar to hold general elections starting December
The Union Election Commission on Monday said the "multi-party democratic" general elections will start on December 28.
The military seized power in a 2021 coup, alleging that there had been fraud in general elections held the previous year. It detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Fighting continues between the military and pro-democracy forces in border areas and elsewhere.
In late July, the military lifted a state of emergency put in place when it staged the coup. Military leader Min Aung Hlaing has insisted that elections would be held in December and January.
It remains to be seen whether the elections will be held as announced, as they face strong opposition from pro-democracy forces. A person with ties to the forces told NHK that the elections cannot be recognized as legitimate and that they are illegal and fraudulent.
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