Election 2015

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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi arrives at the polling station in Bahan Township to vote on the morning of November 8. Photo: Hong Sar/Mizzima
Election 2015
08 November 2015
Media frenzy as Daw Aung San Suu Kyi casts her...
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi arrived at the voting station in Kawhmu, Yangon, at roughly 8:30 am...
President Thein Sein casts his vote at a poll station in Napyitaw, Myanmar, 08 November 2015. Photo: Aung Htet/EPA
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08 November 2015
High level of confidence in the fairness of the...
A survey carried out between 14 and 31 October 2015, found that the 2015 general...
Voters and media people jostle at the voting station in Bahan. James Coe/Mizzima
Election 2015
08 November 2015
Polls opened this morning for Myanmar’s first...
Dozens of foreign journalists lined up in Bahan, ...
Members of National League for Democracy (NLD) party steer horse-drawn coaches during an election campaign rally in the town of Pyin Oo Lwin, Mandalay region, Myanmar, 24 October 2015. Photo: Hein Htet/EPA
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08 November 2015
In “army town” Pyin Oo Lwin, NLD hopes for victory
Voting was brisk in the hotly-contested constituency of PyinOoLwin in Mandalay Region on...
UEC chairman U Tin Aye (Photo: Hong Sar/Mizzima)
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08 November 2015
Myanmar Elections: Biased Commission Undermines...
“We have been very concerned by the lack of enthusiasm on the part of the UEC [Union...
UEC office in Nay Pyi Taw. Photo: UEC
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08 November 2015
Head of Gender Election Observation Mission meets...
To discuss an initiative resulting from a previously signed MOU, the Head of the Gender...
National League for Democracy party leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to local and foreign media during a press conference for the upcoming general elections at her residence in Yangon, Myanmar, 5 November 2015. Photo: Hong Sar/Mizzima
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08 November 2015
Aung San Suu Kyi and the finest hour of the...
Myanmar is a small country in Southeast Asia, isolated from the rest of the world for...
Photo: Hong Sar/Mizzima
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08 November 2015
Myanmar vote count begins on Suu Kyi’s day of...
Millions voted Sunday in Myanmar's historic election after a massive turnout that could...
A woman casts her vote during early voting in Yangon, on 08 November 2015. Photo: Hong Sar/Mizzima
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08 November 2015
Myanmar election: what are the likely scenarios?
It will probably take days to count the millions of votes expected to be cast Sunday in...
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08 November 2015
Mizzima survey finds high confidence in fair...
A survey carried out between Oct. 14-31, 2015, found that the general elections will see...
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08 November 2015
Myanmar mystics read the runes on historic...
From Tarot cards to black magic, Myanmar's most competitive elections in decades are...
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07 November 2015
NLD candidate collapses on campaign trail, dies
U Soe Myint, a 53-year-old regional assembly candidate for the opposition National League...

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