With the opposition either boycotting or barred from running, the poll has been dismissed by the West as a ruse to keep the junta in power
“The first phase of the multiparty democratic general election for each parliament will begin on Sunday, December 28, 2025,” the Union Election Commission said in a statement.
“Dates for the subsequent phases will be announced later.”
Swathes of the country are beyond the control of the military – administered by a myriad of pro-democracy guerillas and powerful ethnic armed organisations which have pledged to block polls in their enclaves.
The junta has touted elections as a way to end the conflict; however, the Nobel laureate remains jailed and a UN expert branded the vote a “fraud” designed to rebrand continuing military rule.
