Military-Backed USDP Wins Huge Majority in Phase 1 of Myanmar Junta’s Election

In the first phase of the junta’s election, which has been widely criticized as an illegitimate sham, the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) won a sweeping majority, according to results tallied as of Jan. 8.

The military regime, whose administrative apparatus has collapsed in much of the country since the 2021 coup, has divided the election into three phases. The first took place in 102 townships under its control.