Upcoming junta-organized election senior officers down to low-level civilian staff have been secretly ordered to cast advance votes exclusively USDP party

 

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Public Myanmar News, December 23, 2025

By Ko Saw

Sources close to the military say senior officers down to low-level civilian staff within the armed forces have been secretly ordered to cast advance votes exclusively for the military-backed USDP party ahead of the upcoming junta-organized election.

According to informed sources, military generals, ministry officials, central organizations, regional and state governments, election commission members, and election workers are required to vote in advance between December 10 and December 27, and again from January 1 to January 10, 2026, as part of the election’s first and second phases.

In addition, civilians who are unable to vote on election day or are reportedly unwell are also instructed to cast advance ballots on December 26 and 27, and January 9 and 10, according to sources close to the Naypyidaw-based election body.

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Sources further confirm that junta leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Soe Win, and USDP Chairman Khin Yi have issued direct orders to ensure all advance and election-day votes go only to the USDP, while strictly monitoring and preventing votes for other parties.

“Advance voting is already allowed, and voters are being strictly instructed to cast their ballots only for the USDP. Orders have been issued to secretly monitor polling booths to ensure that no one votes for other parties or abstains from voting altogether. Officials have also been directed to apply pressure and intimidation to make sure that absolutely no one fails to vote,”a source close to the Naypyidaw-based Union Election Commission told Public Myanmar News.

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Election officials are reportedly instructed to closely monitor polling locations, apply pressure, and ensure no one abstains from voting.

Advance voting has already begun in military-controlled areas, while reports indicate it has also started in some resistance-influenced regions, including parts of Sagaing Region.

Documents containing voting instructions favoring the military-backed party are reportedly being distributed to government offices nationwide.

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