Two years after coup, Myanmar junta plans more bloodshed

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Two years after coup, Myanmar junta plans more bloodshed

Two years after a coup snuffed out Myanmar's short-lived democratic experiment, the country's military is planning to spark more bloodshed as opposition to junta rule rages on.

One analyst characterizing the planned poll as a mere performance aimed at justifying the junta junta s hold on power says the planned poll can't be free and fair under the present circumstances.

The army s excuse for seizing power on February 1, 2021 was based on allegations of voter fraud in the last election in November 2020, which was won resoundingly by democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi s party.

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