Myanmar’s ruling military council announced on Monday that the country’s general elections will be held at the end of December in a "phased process" to elect members to various parliamentary assemblies, despite ongoing civil war in several regions.

The Myanmar Union Election Commission stated in a release that, in accordance with Section 399(a) of the Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, the first phase of the multi-party general elections for each parliament will begin on Sunday, 28 December 2025, with subsequent phases to be announced later.

The military council views these elections as a means to resolve the country’s political conflict. However, large parts of Myanmar remain outside the army’s control and are governed by armed opposition groups that have vowed to prevent elections from being held in their territories.

Myanmar has been engulfed in widespread internal conflict since the February 2021 coup, with escalating clashes between the military, pro-democracy resistance forces, and ethnic armed organizations. This has led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of civilians and a worsening humanitarian crisis, amid international calls to end the violence and restore civilian rule.