Myanmar sets April by-elections in civil war-hit areas

YANGON, Nov 6: Myanmar will hold by-elections next April, the polling commission said Friday, encompassing areas where the pro-military parliament could not previously hold voting due to the country's devastating civil war.

The move indicates the military's increasing confidence in its ability to control territory in the Southeast Asian nation after it claimed advances following a string of offensives.

Myanmar has been embroiled in civil war since the military ousted the elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi in 2021.
The junta staged phased elections last December and January, which it touted as a return to democracy following the coup.�" AFP