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Pacts, patronage and fear: how Myanmar’s junta chief holds on to power

His name is not on the ballot, and his photographs don’t appear on campaign posters. But one man looms large over the general election underway in Myanmar: junta chief Min Aung Hlaing.

BANGKOK, Jan 13 (Reuters) – His name is not on the ballot, and his photographs don’t appear on campaign posters. But one man looms large over the general election underway in Myanmar: junta chief Min Aung Hlaing.
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Source: Reuters | Published: 2026-01-13T03:32:38Z

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