'It was a fair election' - Myanmar junta’s proxy party says it won a good fight after landslide victory as China backs result

People walk along a street near the jade market in Mandalay on Monday, January 26, 2026, a day after the junta's landslide victoryin the General Elections. -- Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP

YANGON (Bloomberg): The political party aligned with Myanmar’s junta projected its secured victory in an election that the United Nations and many governments have criticized as flawed.

Meanwhile, China, which has supported the junta, expressed confidence in the polls, calling them "smooth and orderly,” setting the stage for Beijing to deepen its connections with the neighboring country struggling with the ongoing civil war and international isolation.