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Monday, November 9, 2015

Myanmar awaits results of landmark election

Preliminary results are expected later on Monday.

But NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi has hinted at victory saying: "I think you all have the idea of the results."
The military-backed Union Solidarity Development Party (USDP) has been in power since 2011.

In this photo taken late 8 November 2015, election commission officials count votes at a polling station in Mandalay.
The acting chairman of the USDP has told BBC Burmese that he has lost his own seat in the constituency of Hinthada to the NLD - seen as a key indicator of election results.

"We have to find out the reason why we lost," U Htay Oo said. "However, we do accept the results without any reservations. We still don't know the final results for sure."

If the NLD wins two-thirds of the contested parliamentary seats, it would end decades of military control.
Ms Suu Kyi was speaking to reporters at the NLD's headquarters in Yangon earlier on Monday. She also said it was "still a bit early to congratulate our candidates who will be the winners".

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