{"id":305192,"date":"2025-12-28T12:00:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T12:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/polls-close-on-first-day-of-myanmars-widely-criticised-sham-election-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-12-28T12:00:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T12:00:06","slug":"polls-close-on-first-day-of-myanmars-widely-criticised-sham-election-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/polls-close-on-first-day-of-myanmars-widely-criticised-sham-election-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Polls close on first day of Myanmar\u2019s widely criticised \u2018sham\u2019 election | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/onRg52XqJQE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Polls close on first day of Myanmar\u2019s widely criticised \u2018sham\u2019 election | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/onRg52XqJQE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The first of three phases of voting has finished in Myanmar in an election widely dismissed as a \u201csham\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Major political parties have been dissolved, leaders jailed and as much as half the country are not expected to vote due to an ongoing civil war.<\/p>\n<p>The military government is holding the ballot nearly five years after it seized power in a coup, prompting widespread opposition and spiralling into civil war.<\/p>\n<p>More than 200 people have been charged for disrupting or opposing the polls under a new law which carries severe punishments, including the death penalty.<\/p>\n<p>There were reports of explosions and airstrikes across multiple regions as the first round of voting took place on Sunday. <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first of three phases of voting has finished in Myanmar in an election widely dismissed as a \u201csham\u201d. Major political parties have been dissolved, leaders jailed and as much as half the country are not expected to vote due to an ongoing civil war. 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