{"id":305232,"date":"2025-12-28T15:00:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T15:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-myanmars-military-junta-elections-arent-really-credible-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-12-28T15:00:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T15:00:21","slug":"why-myanmars-military-junta-elections-arent-really-credible-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-myanmars-military-junta-elections-arent-really-credible-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Myanmar&#8217;s military junta elections aren&#8217;t really credible | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/yMbMwmR07z8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why Myanmar's military junta elections aren't really credible | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yMbMwmR07z8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>People in Myanmar are casting their ballots in the first election since a military coup ousted the civilian government in 2021. It&#8217;s taking place amid a civil war and one of Asia&#8217;s worst humanitarian crises. <\/p>\n<p>Sunday&#8217;s voting is the first of three phases of the general election, which has been heavily criticized by the United Nations and Southeast Asia&#8217;s ASEAN bloc. 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