Millions of voters begin streaming to the polls across Myanmar in the first relatively free election in a quarter of a century. As many as 30 million people are expected to cast ballots Sunday to select from more than 6,000 candidates for both houses of the national parliament and regional assemblies.
Myanmar Holds Historic Election
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Supporters of Myanmar's National League for Democracy party cheer as they watch early voting results outside the NLD headquarters in Yangon, Myanmar, Nov. 8, 2015.
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Myanmar election commission officer shows a ballot to count votes at a polling station during the country’s general election in Yangon, Nov. 8, 2015.
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Muslims stand in a line to cast their vote outside of a polling station in Mandalay, Nov. 8, 2015.
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Myanmar's President Thein Sein casts his vote in Naypyitaw, Nov. 8, 2015.