Myanmar Elections in 2025: Next Gambit for Regime Legitimacy?

Author: Sandeep Singh

Published: 11 February 2025

 

The Myanmar junta seeks to hold national elections in 2025 against the backdrop of an ongoing civil war. The elections will most certainly not conform to the principles of a free and fair poll. This commentary explores whether this is another gambit for the embattled military regime’s search for legitimacy.

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