Photos show Myanmar holding its first election since the military seized power

Voters line up to cast their ballots at a polling station in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
Voters line up to cast their ballots at a polling station in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
Voters line up to cast their ballots at a polling station in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
Voters line up to cast their ballots at a polling station in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
A voter dips their finger in an ink bottle after casting a ballot at a polling station in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
A voter dips their finger in an ink bottle after casting a ballot at a polling station in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
A man looks for his name on voter lists displayed outside a polling station, with Sule Pagoda in background, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)
A man looks for his name on voter lists displayed outside a polling station, with Sule Pagoda in background, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)
People look for their names on voter lists displayed outside a polling station in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
People look for their names on voter lists displayed outside a polling station in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
A woman casts her advanced ballot at polling station opened at a school in Pyawbwe Township, Mandalay Division, central Myanmar, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
A woman casts her advanced ballot at polling station opened at a school in Pyawbwe Township, Mandalay Division, central Myanmar, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
Voters line up to cast their ballots at a polling station, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
Voters line up to cast their ballots at a polling station, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
A woman lines up to cast her vote at a polling station in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
A woman lines up to cast her vote at a polling station in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
Officials of the Union Election Commission prepare to count votes at a polling station opened at a school in Yangon, Myanmar, Friday, Dec. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)
Officials of the Union Election Commission prepare to count votes at a polling station opened at a school in Yangon, Myanmar, Friday, Dec. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)
An official of the Union Election Commission counts ballots at a polling station, during the first phase of general election, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
An official of the Union Election Commission counts ballots at a polling station, during the first phase of general election, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
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NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — Voters in Myanmar cast ballots in the first phase of the country’s general election Sunday. The polls are being held under military rule during a civil war. Critics argue the election is a facade to legitimize military control under the pretense of civilian rule.

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