General election begins in Myanmar
A general election in Myanmar, the third of its kind in the past six decades, kicked off on November 8 with over 37 million eligible voters to go to the polls across the country.
At a polling station (Photo: AFP) Hanoi (VNA) – A general election in Myanmar, the third of its kind in the past six decades, kicked off on November 8 with over 37 million eligible voters to go to the polls across the country.
A total of 42,047 polling stations opened at 6am (local time). As many as 5,831 candidates from over 90 parties and independent runners are contesting for seats in the election.
The ruling NLD party won an absolute
majority of parliamentary seats in the last general elections held on November 8, 2015,
and has been running the government since 2016.
To maintain a majority of seats in
parliament, the NLD must
win two thirds of seats in both houses while one fourth of them have been given
to Myanmar army, said analysts./.
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