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• North/South: NLD takes Thandwe but ANP performs well
• UEC frustrates NLD with slow release of results
• UEC refuses to discuss advance votes at heated press conference
• Six people nabbed trying to vote on behalf of others
• Strongman Shwe Mann knocked out of next Pyithu Hluttaw
• NLD leader congratulates the people as all wait for official results
• Ex-generals seem relaxed even as defeat may be looming
• Shan ethnic parties leading the count in Muse
• NLD senses victory following large turnout
• Crowds gather outside Yangon HQ

North/South: NLD takes Thandwe but ANP performs well Posted: 09 Nov 2015 01:06 PM 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.

UEC frustrates NLD with slow release of results Posted: 09 Nov 2015 12:59 PM PST Confident of having secured a landslide victory, the opposition National League for Democracy is being frustrated by the slow release of officially sanctioned results by the Union Election Commission.

UEC refuses to discuss advance votes at heated press conference Posted: 09 Nov 2015 09:23 AM PST A Union Election Commission press conference this afternoon degenerated into a shouting match, with commission member U Myint Naing warning journalists against asking questions about advance votes and other controversial topics.

Six people nabbed trying to vote on behalf of others Posted: 09 Nov 2015 08:23 AM PST Six people in Yangon are facing a police investigation accused of voting on behalf of others. They have been charged under section 59(h) of the electoral law.

Strongman Shwe Mann knocked out of next Pyithu Hluttaw Posted: 09 Nov 2015 03:42 AM PST In one of many upheavals sweeping the country in the wake of the polls, Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann appears to have lost his hometown constituency. The former ruling party chair conceded this morning on his Facebook page, offering his congratulations to his political rival and former classmate U Than Nyunt, the National League for Democracy candidate.

NLD leader congratulates the people as all wait for official results Posted: 09 Nov 2015 03:37 AM PST Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has congratulated the people of Myanmar for their "political awakening", hinting at the victory the National League for Democracy expects as the country awaits official confirmation of the results from yesterday's parliamentary elections.

Ex-generals seem relaxed even as defeat may be looming Posted: 09 Nov 2015 12:24 AM PST Recently retired generals looking to win for the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party in what were considered safe seats in Myanmar's military-heavy capital radiated a sense of relaxed confidence yesterday, even as a hint of possible defeat beckoned.

Shan ethnic parties leading the count in Muse Posted: 09 Nov 2015 12:23 AM PST As votes began filtering in from Shan State last night, the two largest ethnic parties appeared to coming out on top in at least one heated field.

NLD senses victory following large turnout Posted: 09 Nov 2015 12:20 AM PST First and unofficial results reported late last night from some of the 40,000 polling stations across Myanmar led to celebrations in Yangon by supporters of the National League for Democracy, although the scale of the opposition party's hoped-for victory may remain in doubt for days to come.

Crowds gather outside Yangon HQ Posted: 09 Nov 2015 12:19 AM PST It was the moment many had waited decades for. "NLD must win, NLD must win," thousands of people stood and shouted at the tops of their voices outside the headquarters of the National League for Democracy, soaked by heavy rain, after polling stations closed yesterday.

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