Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi and Junta
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Early voter turnout is thin as polling stations open for the first phase of staggered elections that have been widely dismissed as a sham.
The voting for Parliament is almost sure to favor the ruling military junta, which is stage-managing the polls. Still, some see them as the most pragmatic way to try to improve conditions.
Voters in Myanmar are participating in the first phase of the country’s general election, held under military rule amid a civil war.