Voting in the first phase of general elections in Myanmar, the first since a military coup in 2021, began early Sunday, according to media reports.
As many as 102 townships are voting in the polls’ first phase. The Union Election Commission set up 21,517 polling stations across the country.
Sunday’s polls were scheduled to begin at 6 am local time (2315GMT Saturday).
International observers from Russia, China, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Cambodia, Vietnam, Nicaragua, India, and the Myanmar-Japan Association have already arrived in the country to monitor the election.
Following the initial phase on Sunday, two rounds of voting will be held on January 11 and January 25, covering 265 of Myanmar’s 330 townships.
Dates for counting votes and announcing election results have not been declared.
