Voters in Myanmar are participating in the first phase of the country’s general election, held under military rule amid a civil war. Critics argue the election is a facade to legitimize

Under the shadow of civil war and questions over the poll's credibility, voters in Myanmar cast their ballots in apparently low numbers in a general election on Sunday, the first since a military coup toppled the last civilian government in 2021.

Civil war-torn Myanmar went to the polls on Sunday in a three-phased election. The heavily restricted polls are being conducted under the supervision of Myanmar's military junta which has touted the exercise as a path to reconciliation and a return to democracy.

Voters went to the polls Sunday for the first phase of Myanmar's first general election in five years, held under military government supervision while a civil war rages across much of the country

Observers say the vote

Voters went to the polls Sunday for the initial phase of Myanmar's first general election in five years, held under the supervision of its military government while a civil war rages throughout much of the country.

Voters in Myanmar began casting ballots in a highly controversial general election on Sunday, marking the first nationwide polls since the military coup that overthrew the elected civilian government in 2021.

On Sunday the people of Myanmar get their first opportunity to vote in an election since the military seized power in a coup nearly five years ago, setting off a devastating civil war. But the poll, already delayed many times by the ruling junta,