Myanmar: Polling stations open for first elections in five years

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Voters in Myanmar went to the polls on Sunday to participate in the country’s first general elections since 2020. Citizens attended polling stations from the early hours under military supervision, despite ongoing civil conflict in parts of the country. Critics argue the elections are intended to provide a façade of legitimacy to the military government, which seized power in February 2021. For many, however, this marks their first opportunity to vote, seen as a step toward peace and national reconciliation.    #teleSUREnglish #Myanmar #Elections #Democracy #CivilConflict #MilitaryGovernment #Peace

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00:00And moving to Myanmar, voters went to the polls this Sunday to participate in the country's first general elections in five years.

00:09From the early hours of the morning, citizens attended polling stations under the supervision of their military government and amid a civil war raging in part of the country.

00:18Critics assert that these elections are designed to give the military government, which began after the army took control in February 2021, a facade of legitimacy.

00:28For many people, this is their first time voting, and as they see it, an opportunity to lead the country towards peace.

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