The vote, which begins on December 28, is being widely viewed as a ploy to legitimise the ruling military government.
The vote, which begins on December 28, is being widely viewed as a ploy to legitimise the ruling military government.
By Tim Hume and News Agencies
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Campaigning has begun in military-run Myanmar, two months ahead of an election being widely dismissed at home and abroad as a transparent bid to confer legitimacy on the army’s 2021 seizure of power.
Observers say the vote, accompanied by a renewed crackdown on dissent, is meant to entrench the junta's power.
Critics have denounced the vote as a sham that will be used to entrench the military government's power.
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