Overshadowed by civil war and doubts about the credibility of the polls, voters in Myanmar were casting their ballots in a general election starting on Sunday, the first since a military coup toppled the last civilian government in 2021.
The junta that has since ruled Myanmar says the vote is a chance for a fresh start politically and economically for the impoverished Southeast Asian nation.
But the election has been derided by ?critics ¡ª including the United Nations, some Western countries and human rights groups ¡ª as an exercise that is not free, fair or credible, ?with anti-junta political ?parties not competing.
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