The Union Election Commission said in a statement to journalists that the elections will be conducted in phases over several days and that a full schedule will be released soon.

Myanmar will hold nationwide elections beginning Dec. 28, setting a date for polls that have been denounced as a sham to normalize the army’s 2021 seizure of power even as much of the country is wrack

Myanmar is set for a general election in late 2025, nearly five years after the military took power in a coup. The first phase was expected to start on 28 December, state broadcaster MRTV quoted the Union Election Commission as saying.