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Myanmar election: voters set to cast ballots amid COVID-19

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Cape Diamond
November 5, 2020

Nearly 100 political parties in Myanmar are contesting in the general election on November 8. The vote is being seen as a test for Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy party.

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