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Opinion Papers
Myanmar Junta’s Proxy Party Claims 80% Election ‘Landslide’
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Myo Pyae
As widely expected, the Myanmar military’s proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) secured a dominant victory in the first phase of the junta-organized election, while most other parties sank without a trace.
Empty Polls, Streets Filled With Soldiers as Yangon Votes Under the Gun
Source: The Irrawaddy
Watched over by armed soldiers and police on street corners, pedestrian bridges and even Maha Bandula Park, downtown Yangon staged an election like no other on Sunday.
Sagaing Resistance Seizes Three Budalin Strongpoints as Junta Stages Vote
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Phone Thit Nwe
The sites—at the township general administration office, the police station, and a private school—were attacked simultaneously early Sunday morning.
Managed chaos: China’s game plan for a broken Myanmar
Source: Asia Times | By James Shwe
Myanmar’s sham elections to provide the veneer of stability China needs to further entrench its influence and exploitation
China Says Myanmar Junta Election Stems From Xi-Min Aung Hlaing Deal
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi
China has openly stated that the ongoing junta-organized election—which critics dismiss as a sham designed to entrench military rule—is being held as the result of an agreement between Chinese President Xi Jinping and coup leader Min Aung Hlaing.