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• NLD doctor knocks off Sagaing chief minister
• Drama in NPT as ex-defence minister’s request for recount rejected
• SNLD pre-empts official results and calls victory in Muse
• NLD wins two of three seats in tight Kalewa race
• NLD on track for landslide as more results come in
• Anger as advance votes push USDP to lead in Lashio
• NLD takes Thandwe but Rakhine party claims north
• In Kayah, USDP shows grace in defeat
• UEC frustrates with lack of results
• PACE praises competitiveness of election

NLD doctor knocks off Sagaing chief minister Posted: 10 Nov 2015 07:09 AM PST Budalin township, Sagaing Region, has gone heavily for the National League for Democracy, according to the party's candidate there. Dr Kyaw Zaw Lin said he had won by a landslide, taking 68 percent of the vote, and beating five other candidates, including the current chief minister of the region, U Thar Aye, who was running for the Union Solidarity and Development Party.

Drama in NPT as ex-defence minister’s request for recount rejected Posted: 10 Nov 2015 04:33 AM PST Township election commission officials in Pobbathiri have rejected a last-ditch attempt from former defence minister U Wai Lwin to stave off defeat.

SNLD pre-empts official results and calls victory in Muse Posted: 10 Nov 2015 03:46 AM PST The Shan Nationalities and Democracy Party is claiming victory in Muse township, though the official results have yet to be announced.

NLD wins two of three seats in tight Kalewa race Posted: 10 Nov 2015 02:16 AM PST Unofficial but apparently complete results have just come in from Kalewa township in western Sagaing Region have given the National League for Democracy two more seats, with the Union Solidarity and Development Party claiming one regional parliament seat.

NLD on track for landslide as more results come in Posted: 10 Nov 2015 01:55 AM PST Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy is on track for a repeat of its 1990 landslide election victory with results from more than 20 percent of all seats officially declared.

Anger as advance votes push USDP to lead in Lashio Posted: 10 Nov 2015 12:40 AM PST Lashio candidates for the National League for Democracy and two Shan parties joined forces yesterday in calling for the annulment of advance votes that appeared set to give victory to the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) for all seats in the township.

NLD takes Thandwe but Rakhine party claims north Posted: 10 Nov 2015 12:38 AM PST The National League for Democracy appeared to have swept Thandwe township yesterday, taking all four available seats – in some cases by a convincing margin.

In Kayah, USDP shows grace in defeat Posted: 10 Nov 2015 12:37 AM PST Union Solidarity and Development Party officials in Kayah State have praised the conduct and outcome of the November 8 vote, saying they had no complaints despite winning only seven of 34 seats.

UEC frustrates with lack of results Posted: 10 Nov 2015 12:32 AM PST Tensions run high over process of confirming results as NLD begins revealing its own tally of the count, pre-empting official announcements.

PACE praises competitiveness of election Posted: 10 Nov 2015 12:23 AM PST The November 8 vote was a tranquil affair and the most competitive electoral event in Myanmar since 1990, with 33 million eligible voters choosing from among more than 600 candidates representing 91 political parties, according to a report released by the People's Alliance for Credible Elections.

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