This photo taken on Dec. 28, 2025 shows a scene at a polling station in Yangon, Myanmar. Myanmar kicked off its 2025 multi-party democratic general election with the first phase held on Sunday. The general election is scheduled to be held in three phases, with the second phase set for Jan. 11, 2026, followed by the third phase on Jan. 25. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)

YANGON, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar kicked off its 2025 multi-party democratic general election with the first phase held on Sunday.

The general election is scheduled to be held in three phases, with the second phase set for Jan. 11, 2026, followed by the third phase on Jan. 25. ■

A voter uses an electronic voting machine to cast her ballot at a polling station in Yangon, Myanmar, Dec. 28, 2025.

Myanmar kicked off its 2025 multi-party democratic general election with the first phase held on Sunday.

The general election is scheduled to be held in three phases, with the second phase set for Jan. 11, 2026, followed by the third phase on Jan. 25. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)

A voter checks in at a polling station in Yangon, Myanmar, Dec. 28, 2025.

Myanmar kicked off its 2025 multi-party democratic general election with the first phase held on Sunday.

The general election is scheduled to be held in three phases, with the second phase set for Jan. 11, 2026, followed by the third phase on Jan. 25. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)

This photo taken on Dec. 28, 2025 shows a scene at a polling station in Yangon, Myanmar.

Myanmar kicked off its 2025 multi-party democratic general election with the first phase held on Sunday.

The general election is scheduled to be held in three phases, with the second phase set for Jan. 11, 2026, followed by the third phase on Jan. 25. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)

Voters check information at a polling station in Yangon, Myanmar, Dec. 28, 2025.

Myanmar kicked off its 2025 multi-party democratic general election with the first phase held on Sunday.

The general election is scheduled to be held in three phases, with the second phase set for Jan. 11, 2026, followed by the third phase on Jan. 25. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)

A voter's finger is marked with ink at a polling station in Yangon, Myanmar, Dec. 28, 2025.

Myanmar kicked off its 2025 multi-party democratic general election with the first phase held on Sunday.

The general election is scheduled to be held in three phases, with the second phase set for Jan. 11, 2026, followed by the third phase on Jan. 25. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)

A voter's finger is marked with ink at a polling station in Yangon, Myanmar, Dec. 28, 2025.

Myanmar kicked off its 2025 multi-party democratic general election with the first phase held on Sunday.

The general election is scheduled to be held in three phases, with the second phase set for Jan. 11, 2026, followed by the third phase on Jan. 25. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)

A voter uses an electronic voting machine to cast her ballot at a polling station in Yangon, Myanmar, Dec. 28, 2025.

Myanmar kicked off its 2025 multi-party democratic general election with the first phase held on Sunday.

The general election is scheduled to be held in three phases, with the second phase set for Jan. 11, 2026, followed by the third phase on Jan. 25. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)

A voter uses an electronic voting machine to cast her ballot at a polling station in Yangon, Myanmar, Dec. 28, 2025.

Myanmar kicked off its 2025 multi-party democratic general election with the first phase held on Sunday.

The general election is scheduled to be held in three phases, with the second phase set for Jan. 11, 2026, followed by the third phase on Jan. 25. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)