Overview
- The military held the second stage of its staggered parliamentary election across roughly 100 constituencies, with independent media reporting attacks on polling sites and at least two administrative officials killed.
- USDP figures said the party captured Kawhmu, the constituency once represented by Aung San Suu Kyi, and won 15 of 16 lower house seats in the Yangon region in this round.
- Voting remains halted in large swaths of the country, with reports citing about 65 of 330 constituencies where balloting could not take place due to rebel control or active fighting.
- The junta reported strong turnout and the USDP claimed more than 90% of contested seats in the first phase, while the constitution still guarantees the military one quarter of all parliamentary seats.
- The final voting phase is set for January 25, with junta officials saying the two chambers will convene in March and a new government will begin work in April.