Myanmar holds first election since military seized power but critics say the vote is a sham
Voters line up to cast their votes at a polling station near Sule Pagoda in Yangon on Dec. 28.
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YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Voters went to the polls Sunday for the initial phase of Myanmar’s first general election in five years, held under the supervision of its military government while a civil war rages throughout much of the country.
Final results won't be known until after two more rounds of voting are completed later in January. It's widely expected that Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, who has governed Myanmar since an army takeover in 2021, will then assume the presidency.