Myanmar junta unveils new election details

File photo of a guest looking at a voting machine to be used in future elections in Yangon on Sept 5, 2023. Myanmar's ruling military junta is expected to proceed with the country's election on Dec 28, 2025. - AFP

YANGON: Myanmar's ruling junta released details of its long-awaited December election on Thursday, saying the first voting phase would cover about a third of the nation's townships -- despite the conflict raging around the country.

The military-led government announced this week that polls would be held in phases, starting on Dec 28, pushing the vote as a salve for a war that has consumed the country since the generals seized power in a 2021 coup.