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Myanmar resumed voting in the second phase of its first general election in five years, with polling expanded to conflict-hit areas as critics and the UN warned the military-run polls lack credibility

Updated 1 day ago

Election volunteers check voter lists at a booth outside a polling station during the second phase of Myanmar`s general election at Kawhmu township in Yangon. Pic/AFP

Critics charge that the election is designed to add a facade of legitimacy to military rule, which began after the army ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021

Updated 15 days ago

Election volunteers check voter lists at a booth outside a polling station during the second phase of Myanmar`s general election at Kawhmu township in Yangon. Pic/AFP
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