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Campaigning begins in Myanmar's junta-run election

Myanmar's retired General Tin Aung San (left) and candidate for the army-backed ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party attends a campaign kick-off event in Naypyidaw on October 28, 2025. [AFP]

Parties approved to participate in Myanmar's junta-organised elections started campaigning on Tuesday, two months ahead of a poll being shunned at home and abroad as a ploy to legitimise military rule.

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