USDP Claims Sweeping Wins in Second Phase of Junta’s Election

The Myanmar military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) won a sweeping majority in the second phase of the junta’s rigged election, with a number of prominent political figures losing to the regime-proxy party.

The second phase was held in 100 townships across 12 states and regions on Sunday, following the first phase on Dec. 28, 2025. The junta-organized election is widely seen as a sham after the junta jailed elected democracy leaders, including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, and dissolved opposition parties, most importantly the National League for Democracy (NLD), the USDP’s main rival.

The NLD, led by jailed civilian leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, won landslide victories in general elections in 2015 and 2020.