国会为两院制共664席，其中75%由选举产生、但战事地区不投票；其余25%由总司令敏昂莱任命，形成「选举＋任命」的固定比例。军方支持的巩发党（USDP）被普遍看好胜出，并称估计本次合格选民投票率将超过60%；另一方面，2020年大胜的全国民主联盟（NLD）已被解散、缺席竞选。
数据显示政治安排与经济压力交织：通膨「超过20%」，世界银行预测截至2026年3月的财政年度实质GDP年减2%，但隔年可望年增3%，主因是震后重建与公共基建资本投资。投票自当地时间早上6点开始，18岁以上具投票资格；依宪法，新国会首会期须在大选后90天内召开，并选出总统与两位副总统；下院采FPTP，上院采FPTP与比例代表混合。
Myanmar’s military regime begins the first round of its first general election since 2020 on Sunday, framing it as military-led “stability.” Voting occurs in 102 of 330 townships (~31%), with later rounds set for Jan. 11 and Jan. 25 and a final tally expected by late January/“next month.” Six parties contest nationally plus 51 regional parties, and local assembly elections run in parallel.
The bicameral parliament has 664 seats: 75% are elected (though conflict-affected areas do not vote) and 25% are appointed by commander-in-chief Min Aung Hlaing, hardwiring an elected/appointed split. The military-backed USDP is widely expected to win and claims turnout will exceed 60%. The NLD, which won a landslide in 2020, has been disbanded and is absent.
Economic indicators underscore strain and a projected rebound: inflation is described as exceeding 20%; the World Bank projects real GDP will shrink 2% year on year in the fiscal year ending March 2026, then grow 3% the following year, driven largely by post-earthquake reconstruction and public-infrastructure capital investment. Polls open at 6 a.m. local time and eligibility starts at age 18; the constitution requires parliament to convene within 90 days after the election. Lower-house seats use FPTP, while the upper house mixes FPTP and proportional representation.
