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By Than Lyan | MPA Yangon — Myanmar’s military-proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) has claimed a near-total victory in the second phase of the junta's staged election, sweeping 15 out of 16 contested townships in the commercial capital, Yangon. The results, released late Sunday (January 11), dealt a ...

By Than Lynn | MPA Yangon — Queues formed outside polling stations in Myanmar’s commercial capital on Sunday (January 11) as the military junta held the second phase of its election, but observers say the turnout was driven by intimidation rather than civic duty. In a stark reflection of the ...