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Reflections of a first-time voter
Thin Lei Win reflects on her feelings of civic duty pride after voting for the very first time, after living abroad during the flawed 2010 election.
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VIDEO: Early birds cast pre-dawn ballots
In Kawhmu, a rural district south of Rangoon, elderly voters, perhaps those most used to an early wake-up, file into the voting booth.
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Voting begins in Burma
Polling stations have opened across the country as some 30 million voters decide.
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Can soldiers vote in Burma’s elections without fear?
“We cannot have a preference for a particular party. Under the current circumstances, we will have to vote for the USDP only,” said an army official from Karen State.
Curtain raiser: Advance voting begins
Civil servants, police and elderly locals in Prome were among the first citizens within Burma to cast their votes in the historic general election as pre-voting opened across the country on Thursday.
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ELECTION 2015: The show must go on
After a day of uncertainty, Burma’s election commission announces that the country’s general election will go ahead as scheduled on 8 November.
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Trials of a first-time voter
Thin Lei Win was too young to vote in the 1990 election, and lived abroad during the 2010 failed ballot. Now back in Burma, she is eager to have her say.
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Advance voting dates set in Thailand, Singapore
Burmese embassies in Thailand and Singapore have announced the advance polling dates for Burmese nationals abroad
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2015 election: Let the campaign begin!
The 2015 election is up and running. Political parties take to the streets on the first day of what is sure to be a tense and competitive campaign period.
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2015 Election: Overseas Burmese left in the cold
Red tape and confusion contributed to apathy, resulting in only 19,000 of the millions of Burmese abroad registered to vote.
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1,142 seats up for grabs in general election
Burma’s Election Commission says 330 constituencies are confirmed for the lower house, 168 for the upper house, and 644 for regional parliaments.
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SNDP withdraws from Shan constituency to avoid vote-split
The Shan Nationalities League for Democracy will be the only major ethnic party to contest the election in Namhkam Township against the USDP, NLD and NUP.
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Election commission promises conveniences for blind voters
The Union Election Commission (UEC) has pledged to assist people with disabilities so they may conveniently vote in the upcoming general election.
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Voter lists announced in Rangoon
The commission said that residents can report erroneous exclusions or inclusions on the list to election officials.
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73 political parties eligible for general election
A total of 73 political parties are approved to run in the upcoming general election, with 14 more being considered by the Election Commission.
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Govt backflips on white-card voting rights
Naypyidaw has advised that non-citizens will have their white cards expire on 31 March 2015, despite a parliamentary decision to allow holders to vote in an upcoming referendum.
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PR protestors denounce Rangoon MP
A demonstration against proportional representation attracted 300 protestors in Pazungdaung township, Rangoon on Sunday.
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Upper house votes for proportional representation
The upper house of Burma’s Parliament has passed a proposal to recommend that the Union Election Commission (UEC) adopt a proportional representation (PR) voting system in future elections.
Debate on proportional representation continues in parliament
Discussion on a proposal to switch to a proportional representation voting system continued this week in parliament.
Union Parliament Law amended, changing MP vote protocol
Burma’s Union Parliament on Friday approved a bill amending the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law, effectively empowering the parliament’s speaker to choose a voting method – i.e. show of hands, rising vote or computerised vote – for adopting bills.
Polls postponed in Kachin state
Citing security concerns, Burma’s Union Election Commission announced that polling stations in Kachin state will be closed during the country’s upcoming by-elections
Controversy over parliament vote change
Switch from anonymous computerised system to open head-count in parliament concerns MPs who claim move may reinforce tribalism
