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Pro-Military USDP Claims Majority in Myanmar’s Three-Phase Election

Voting was barred across conflict zones, leaving one in five townships without polls.

Myanmar's pro-military party has claimed victory in polls that critics have branded as illegitimate
Official of the Union Election Commission prepares to close a polling station after the votes are counted, during the final round of general election in Mandalay, central Myanmar, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
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Electoral officials start counting ballot papers after a third round of voting in Myanmar closed on Sunday

Overview

  • An anonymous USDP official told AFP the party has secured a majority and is positioned to form a government, with official results expected later this week.
  • A combined house of MPs is set to elect a president after parliament convenes in March, and junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has not ruled out seeking the post.
  • Election observers and rights groups describe the process as a staged exercise to confer a civilian veneer on military rule.
  • Aung San Suu Kyi remains in detention and her dissolved NLD did not appear on the ballot, with major parties from the 2020 vote excluded.
  • Authorities imposed laws criminalising criticism of the polls with penalties of up to 10 years in prison, and more than 22,000 people are reported jailed by AAPP.