Myanmar, junta and Union Election Commission
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Myanmar's military rulers are holding a general election in phases starting Dec. 28 amid the country's civil war. The head of the U.N. says the vote will be anything but free and fair.
A coup set off a brutal civil war and made a poor country poorer. Now its military rulers are seeking a veneer of legitimacy by holding elections.
Dec 27 (Reuters) - Campaigning ahead of Myanmar's general election that begins on Sunday has been shorn of the energy of previous polls, residents said, as voting is scheduled amid a civil war and a humanitarian crisis as well as wide criticism that it is a sham to help the junta perpetuate power.
Kosovo will vote in an election aimed at breaking months of political stalemate that left the economy in limbo and stymied efforts to improve ties with allies and resolve tension with the Serbian minority.