Myanmar junta’s promise of elections denounced as ‘sham’ by experts

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The Myanmar military’s promise to hold elections in December 2025 or January 2026 has been condemned as a “sham” that risks bringing even greater violence. Myanmar’s military junta announced on Saturday, in comments reported in state media, that it would hold a long-promised election, specifying a timeframe for the first time since seizing power in a 2021 coup. The coup was widely opposed by the public and prompted an armed resistance, plunging much of the country into conflict. China, an ally of the military that has sought to protect its economic investments in the country, has previously expressed support for...