Myanmar junta chief announces election for December or January
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FILE - An observer looks at a voting machine that is to be used in future elections, in Yangon, Malaysia, on Sept. 5, 2023. Myanmar's junta chief said the warring country would hold an election in December 2025 or January 2026, the first since the military staged a coup in 2021.
Myanmar's military government will hold a general election in December 2025 or January 2026, state media said Saturday, citing the junta chief, who provided the first specific time frame for the long-promised polls in the war-torn nation.
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