Bombing and Ballots, Myanmar’s Contentious Election By Guy Dinmore Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/01/bombing-and-ballots-myanmars-contentious-election/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=US_Withdrawal_From_Organizations_Triggers_Global_Alarm_Maternal_Deaths_Spike_in_WarTorn_Ukraine_and_ YANGON, Myanmar and BANGKOK , Jan 6 2026 (IPS) - With thousands of civilians killed in years of civil war and over 22,000 political prisoners still behind bars, no one was surprised that early results from Myanmar’s first but tightly controlled elections since the 2021 coup show the military’s proxy party speeding to victory. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.