A military-backed political party in Myanmar has claimed victory in the junta-run national election, according to a report from Yangon by AFP on Monday. A senior official from the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) told AFP that the party had already secured a majority, though he requested anonymity because preliminary results had not yet been released.

The official stated that the USDP was now in a position to form a new government. The election was organized under the direction of the military authorities currently governing Myanmar. No official results or independent verification of the party’s claim were available at the time of reporting.

The absence of published results leaves uncertainty about the scale of the USDP’s claimed majority and the broader political response within Myanmar.