Overshadowed by civil war and doubts about the credibility of the polls, voters in Myanmar were casting their ballots in a general election starting on Sunday, the first since a military coup toppled the last civilian government in 2021.

The junta that has since ruled Myanmar says the vote is a chance for a fresh start politically and economically for the impoverished Southeast Asian nation.

But the election has been derided by ​critics — including the United Nations, some Western countries and human rights groups — as an exercise that is not free, fair or credible, ‍with anti-junta political ⁠parties not competing.

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