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Once the polling stations closed, Myanmar citizens, domestic and international observers, and party agents watched as polling station workers counted the results.
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This 82-year old Myanmar citizen voted for the first time in her life on November 8.
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Ni Ni Aung, a participant in IFES’ She Leads program, talks about what it was like to vote for the first time.
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This first-time voter wore traditional Kayin dress to the polling station.
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After finding her name on the voter list, Nang Moe Sandi Lwin was very excited to vote for the first time.
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Nang Moe Sandi Lwin from IFES Myanmar checks her name on the voter list in a polling station in Yangon.
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IFES President Sweeney listens as Nang Moe Sandi Lwin from IFES Myanmar explains what information is detailed on signs outside of polling stations.
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Many voters in North Dagon Township rode their bikes to the polling station to cast their vote.
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As the lines outside polling stations grew longer throughout the day, many voters used umbrellas to shield themselves from the afternoon sun.
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By mid-morning, the queues at many polling stations in Yangon were growing increasingly long.
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For many voters in Myanmar, such as Thundar Myo Nyunt from IFES Myanmar, the November 8 general elections were their first opportunity to vote. After voting, she excitedly said, "I'm just so excited to vote for the first time, I'm really elated!"
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These voters are checking their names on the voter list outside of a polling station in Yangon.
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This voter was one of the first to cast his ballot at a polling station in Bahan Township in Sunday’s historic general elections.
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As dawn breaks in Yangon and polling stations open, IFES President and CEO Bill Sweeney looks on as voters walk into this polling station in Bahan Township.
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Polls opened at 6:00 a.m. for Myanmar’s general elections. In Bahan Township in Yangon, voters began to queue at 5:30 a.m. to be among the first to cast a ballot.