A young woman votes during the second phase of the junta’s election in Yangon Region’s Kawhmu Township on January 11. (AFP)

No alternative: The junta’s election and Myanmar’s first-time voters

As the military regime presses ahead with its poll, young voters describe being coerced into voting through fear, family pressure and restrictive laws.

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