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Officials ‘investigating’ after hundreds of monks sign petition against Muslim NLD candidate
NLD lawmaker says party ‘will not sit idly by’ while nationalists ‘violate election laws’
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More than 600 polling stations moved off military bases for November, says UEC
Soldiers voted at sites on 844 military bases in 2015, in practice critics say hinders free and transparent elections
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Pa-O party ends electoral agreement with USDP
End of alliance a blow to military-backed party, which won almost half of its seats in Shan state in 2015
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‘We will bring the voices of farmers and workers into the parliament’ – Independent candidates contesting seats in migrant-heavy constituencies
Eleven candidates, backed by farmer and labour groups, contesting union and regional seats in Kawhmu, Hlaing Tharyar and Htanabin townships
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USDP says it’s no longer favouring retired military officials as MP candidates
Following NLD’s lead, the military-aligned party says it will select candidates from lists from township constituencies