Myanmar’s junta on Tuesday (December 30, 2025) accused rebels of “malicious and brutal” attacks on the day and eve of military-run elections, wounding at least five civilians with drones, rockets and bombs.
The armed forces snatched power in a 2021 coup that triggered civil war, but on Sunday, opened voting in a phased, month-long election they pledged would return power to the people.
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Campaigners, Western diplomats and the United Nations’ rights chief condemned the vote, citing a crackdown on dissent and a candidate list stacked with military allies likely to prolong the armed forces’ rule.
Pro-democracy guerrillas and ethnic minority armies opposing the military have pledged to block the election from the patchwork territories they have carved out in the war.
