(Photo: Reuters)The military-backed ‌Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) is leading after ​the first phase of a general election, early results cited by state media showed, in the first vote since the 2021 coup that overthrew the elected administration of Aung San Suu Kyi. The Shan Nationalities Democratic Party, also known as the White Tiger Party, ⁠and the Mon Unity Party (MUP) got one seat each. For the upper house, or Amyotha Hluttaw, only one seat has been declared, which was won by the Wa National Party. Two more rounds of voting set for Jan 11 and Jan 25 will cover 265 ⁠of Myanmar’s 330 townships, in some of which the junta does not have complete ​control. Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize winner deposed by the military months after she won the last general election by a landslide in 2020, remains in detention.

Source: Bangkok Post January 03, 2026 04:35 UTC