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Human Rights Watch's Elaine Pearson on Myanmar election

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Eddy Micah Jr.
January 25, 2026

The final round of voting opens in Myanmar's month-long elections, widely criticized as a sham. The poll is expected to extend the military junta's grip on power. DW News spoke to Elaine Pearson of Human Rights Watch in Manila.

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