Myanmar pro-military party 'winning' junta-run poll first phase: Source

Members of Myanmar's Union Election commission counting ballots after the closing of polls at a polling station in the first phase of Myanmar's general election in Naypyidaw on Dec 28, 2025.- AFP

NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar's dominant pro-military party is "winning a majority" in the first phase of junta-run elections, a party source told AFP on Monday (Dec 29), after democracy watchdogs warned the poll would entrench military rule.

The armed forces snatched power in a 2021 coup, but on Sunday opened voting in a phased month-long election they pledge will return power to the people.