1/9/26, 3:09 PM Myanmar vote a ‘facade’ to entrench military rule, independent rights expert says | UN News since the coup, and her whereabouts and current condition remain unknown. Official results indicate that the junta’s proxy, the Union Solidarity and Development Party, won nearly 90 per cent of contested seats in the lower house of parliament. UN Special Procedures @UN_SPExperts · Follow First round of voting in #Myanmar exposes junta-orchestrated election as illegitimate - UN expert @RapporteurUn urges the intl community to reject the sham election, redouble efforts to isolate the junta & pressure junta leaders to call off the election. ohchr.org/en/press-relea… “It should surprise no one that the militarybacked party has claimed a landslide victory,” Mr. Andrews said. “The junta engineered the polls to ensure victory for its proxy, entrench military domination, and manufacture a facade of legitimacy while 4:29 PM · Jan 8, 2026 violence and repression continue unabated.” 25 Reply Copy link Read 4 replies Threats and coercion Mr. Andrews said junta forces have used the threat of conscription to compel young people to vote. “This is not political participation; it is coercion,” he said. Displaced people, students, civil servants and prisoners were also reportedly pressured to participate under threats of being denied humanitarian aid, education, immigration documents and other essential services. https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/01/1166729 3/8