Last leg of Myanmar vote begins as junta-backed party eyes landslide win amid conflict

Myanmar's final phase of junta-organized elections began amid widespread expectations of a pro-military party victory and criticism over coercion and suppression of dissent. Voting is not taking place in rebel-held areas, and security concerns have limited campaigning and polling station openings. Rights groups and democracy advocates say the election is designed to entrench military control, with Aung San Suu Kyi's party dissolved and opposition suppressed.