Myanmar will hold its first general election in 5 years as criticism of the military rule mounts
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FILE - Supporters of Myanmar's military backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), dance on the first day of campaign for the upcoming general election, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Oct. 28, 2025.(AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo, File)FILE - Ko Ko Gyi, chairman of the People's Party and leader of Myanmar prominent 1988 pro-democracy uprising, speaks during opening ceremony of campaign poster and election campaign, Nov. 19, 2025, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw, File)FILE - Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi waits to address judges of the International Court of Justice on the second day of three days of hearings in The Hague, Netherlands, on Dec. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)FILE - Myanmar's Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing presides an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2021. (AP Photo, File)FILE - In this photo taken during a trip organised by pro-military Myanmar media, an exploded ordnance lies in the ground in Kyaukme, northern Shan State, Myanmar, Oct. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo, File)
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FILE - Supporters of Myanmar's military backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), dance on the first day of campaign for the upcoming general election, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Oct. 28, 2025.(AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo, File)