Myanmar junta says no voting in dozens of constituencies | International

YANGON, Sept 15, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Myanmar's junta acknowledged Monday its long-promised election would not be held in about one in seven national parliament constituencies, as it battles myriad rebel forces opposed to the poll. A civil war has consumed Myanmar since the military snatched power in a 2021 coup, jailing democratic figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi and deposing her civilian government. The military has touted elections -- due to start in phases on December 28 -- as a path to reconciliation. However monitors are slating the poll as a ploy to legitimise continuing military rule, while it is set to be boycotted by many ousted lawmakers and blocked by armed opposition groups in enclaves they control. A notice by...