Myanmar’s main pro-military party on Monday claimed victory in the parliamentary seat of sidelined democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi in an election being derided as a ploy to prolong junta rule.
The armed forces have ruled Myanmar for most of the nation’s post-independence history before a decade-long democratic thaw saw civilians assume control.
But the military snatched back power with a 2021 coup, deposing and detaining Aung San Suu Kyi after claiming a landslide election victory over the…
Source: Myanmar’s pro-junta party wins Aung San Suu Kyi’s former seat: ‘surprise no one’
