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Myanmar Junta Says Voter Turnout at 52% in First Phase of ...
- Myanmar's military reported a voter turnout of 52 percent, claiming the polls were successful despite widespread criticism of the vote as a "sham."
- The Union Solidarity and Development Party asserted it had won over 80 percent of contested seats in the lower house of the legislature.
- Rights advocates and diplomats condemned the elections, citing a lack of freedoms and ongoing violence as barriers to meaningful participation.
- Voting only took place in about a third of Myanmar's townships due to ongoing civil conflict.
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TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Myanmar's junta said slightly more than half of eligible voters cast their ballot in the first phase of a three-stage national election at the weekend, a figure that was markedly lower than the previous two elections.
Voter turnout over 50 per cent in first phase of Myanmar election
YANGON: Myanmar’s junta said slightly more than half of eligible voters cast their ballot in the first phase of a three-stage national election at the weekend, a figure that was markedly lower than the previous two elections.
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