YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Voters went to the polls Sunday for the initial phase of Myanmar’s first general election in five years, held under the supervision of its military government while a civil war ...

This year’s midterms will serve as a referendum on the first two years of President Donald Trump’s second term and will shape his final two years in office.

Myanmar is holding its first election since the military seized power there nearly five years ago. The military claims the election will be, quote, "free and fair" and will restore democratic rule.