The announcement comes as Myanmar’s military struggles to maintain control, with armed resistance from pro-democracy fighters and ethnic militias escalating across the country

Myanmar's junta chief said the country would hold an election in December or January, the first in the war-torn nation since the military staged a coup in 2021. Junta-appointed foreign minister Than Swe in December told delegates from five neighbouring countries at a meeting in Bangkok that "progress was being made" towards an election in 2025.

State-run media in Myanmar say the head of the military government has declared the country will hold a general election within 10 months