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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ap Correspondent

Myanmar holds second round of ‘sham elections’ amid armed conflict

Myanmar resumed voting on Sunday in the second round of its first general election in five years, expanding polling to additional townships, including some areas affected by the civil war between the military government and its armed opponents.

Polling stations opened at 6am local time in 100 townships across the country, including parts of Sagaing, Magway, Mandalay, Bago and Tanintharyi regions, as well as Mon, Shan, Kachin, Kayah and Kayin states.

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