Myanmar's military junta has announced plans for elections in December or January -- scheduling the first poll since it seized power in a bloody 2021 coup that plunged the country into civil war. - Since the 2021 coup the junta has been battling an array of pro-democracy guerillas and fighters from ethnic minorities.

State-run media in Myanmar say the head of the military government has declared the country will hold a general election within 10 months.

Myanmar’s junta chief announces election by January 2026 - The announcement comes as Myanmar’s military struggles to maintain control, with armed resistance from pro-democracy fighters and ethnic mili

Myanmar's junta chief said the country would hold an election in December or January, the first in the war-torn nation since the military staged a coup in 2021. Southeast Asian foreign ministers in January told the junta to prioritise a ceasefire in its civil war over fresh elections during a meeting in Malaysia.

Four years after seizing power from the elected administration, the head of the military government has declared Myanmar will hold a general election within 10 months, state-run media reported. Senior Gen Min Aung Hlaing said the election will take place either in December or January 2026 at the latest,