Myanmar's dominant pro-military party has won junta-run elections, a party source told AFP on Monday (January 26, 2026), after a month-long vote that democracy watchdogs dismissed as a rebranding of army rule.
"We won a majority already," a senior official from the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) said on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to share preliminary results.
"We are in the position to form a new government," they said, after the vote's third and final phase took place on Sunday (January 25, 2026).
Myanmar pro-military party dominates junta-run poll: official results
"As we won in the election, we will move forward," they added.
