Voters in Myanmar cast their ballots in apparently low numbers in a general election, the first since a military coup toppled the last civilian government in 2021.

Under the shadow of civil war and questions over the poll's credibility, the initial round of Myanmar's phased general election closed on Sunday, with signs of low voter turnout for the first polls since a military coup in 2021. The junta, having crushed pro-democracy protests ‌after the coup and sparked…

Armed groups formed in the wake of the coup and long-established ethnic armies are fighting the military across swathes of the country, displacing some 3.6 million people and creating one of Asia's worst humanitarian crises.

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 will not be known until after two more rounds of voting are completed later in…

Doumbouya, who seized power in a 2021 coup, faces weak opposition as UN warns of intimidation and restricted freedoms ahead of the vote.

The well-organised and funded Union Solidarity and Development Party, with its support from the military, is by far the strongest contender.

Even those still in the country were not particularly eager to take part in the vote, which international rights campaigners have dismissed as a sham.

Polls opened in Guinea on Sunday in the country’s first presidential election since the 2021 coup that ousted President Alpha Condé.

The military has framed the polls as a return to multi-party democracy, likely seeking to add a facade of legitimacy to its rule, which began after the army four years ago ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.