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On March 31, voters will get to decide who fills 105 local seats, including six on the Yangon City Development Committee's executive board.
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Asia
Politicians contending in elections this year may use anti-LGBT+ stances to gain the votes of the conservative electorate.
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Commentary
In this pre-election year, defenders of democracy must remain vigilant against any development that could disrupt preparations for the 2020 vote.
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Asia
Resentment against Modi wells as steep drops in price of staple foods and the weakening rupee cause rural economies to suffer.
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Awami League, which is seeking a third straight term in power in the upcoming elections, has denied accusations of trying to intimidate opposition candidates and journalists.
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Asia
The ruling Awami League unveiled its election manifesto on Tuesday, making sweeping promises to eradicate poverty and boost the economy.
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Burma
Recently enacted laws have made it increasingly difficult to report freely, especially on issues surrounding corruption, human rights abuses and bad governance.
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Asia
Military government lifts ban on political activity
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Asia
Bangladesh’s election commission rejected 786 of 3,065 nominations for the Dec. 30 elections—almost none of which were from the ruling Awami League.
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Burma
Ruling party’s Executive Committee reviewing Nov. 3 poll results, announces ground-level revamp to prepare for 2020 election
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News
Some of the candidates who lost a race to the USDP question the ballots the military-backed party won in early voting on military bases, where monitoring is heavily restricted.
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Burma
The ruling party's failure on Saturday to hold on to seats it won in 2015 shows voters are frustrated with the pace of reform, an NLD spokesman said.
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Elections
Voters trickled through polling stations in Mandalay. But in Rakhine and Yangon, locals eager to cast their ballots have had to wait in line.
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In Person
Nang Htwe Hmone is one of only seven women among the 69 candidates in Saturday's poll, but she feels confident about becoming Mandalay's next Shan ethnic affairs minister.
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Politics
Political parties in Kachin, Chin, Karen and Mon states merge in a bid to overthrow the NLD in the 2020 general election.
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