Myanmar will begin its general elections on 28 December, its military government announced, in a phased poll widely condemned as a sham that will be used to entrench the junta's power. This will be the first vote since the junta seized power in a bloody coup in 2021, and imprisoned democratically elected leader Aung San Sung Kyi.

The dates for the subsequent phases of the elections, which authorities plan to hold over December and January for security reasons, will be announced later, Myanmar's Union Election Commission said,

Myanmar is set for a general election in late 2025, nearly five years after the military took power in a coup. The first phase was expected to start on 28 December, state broadcaster MRTV quoted the Union Election Commission as saying. The dates for subsequent phases would be announced later.