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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
YANGON, December 28 (Xinhua) — Voting in the first phase of Myanmar's 2025 multi-party democratic general election concluded on Sunday afternoon.
Voting began at 6:00 a.m. Sunday local time. At 4:00 p.m., an election official at a polling station in Yangon's Chautada district announced the closure.
After the polling station closed, election commission staff, in the presence of local and international media, candidates and observers, began counting votes, including those cast early, for candidates for deputies to the Assembly of People's Representatives (lower house of parliament) and the Assembly of Nationalities (upper house of parliament), as well as state and regional legislative bodies.
According to the Myanmar National Defence and Security Council's Information Unit, a total of 139 members of international election observation teams and diplomatic corps representatives were present at polling stations on Sunday to monitor order and freedom of voting during the first phase.
The 2025 general elections will consist of three stages. The second and third stages will take place on January 11 and January 25, 2026, respectively.
Elections are taking place in 692 constituencies, with approximately 5,000 candidates from 57 political parties vying for seats in the national and regional legislative bodies. According to the Union Electoral Commission, 21,517 polling stations have been established across the country.
The final election results will be announced after all stages of voting have been completed.
The last general elections in Myanmar were held in November 2020. –0–
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