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 openedat 6am (local time). As many as 5,831 candidates from over 90 parties andindependent runners are contesting for seats in the election.
The ruling NLD party won an absolutemajority 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 inparliament, the NLD mustwin two thirds of seats in both houses while one fourth of them have been givento Myanmar army, said analysts./.
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