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1st LD: Myanmar's general election set for Nov. 8

Xinhua, July 8, 2015 Adjust font size:

Myanmar will hold a multi-party general election on Nov. 8, sources with the Union Election Commission said on Wednesday.

A formal announcement will be made later in the day, the commission said, adding that a meeting on the election was underway.

The upcoming election is to choose representatives to the next term of the parliament, which will form a new government with a five-year term next year.

The commission, which is compiling the basic voters list for the election, has designated a total of 1,171 constituencies across the country for the vote at four levels of parliament representatives with 330 constituencies set for election of the House of Representatives (Lower House), 168 constituencies for the House of Nationalities (Upper House), 644 constituencies for Region or State Parliament and 29 constituencies for Region or State Parliaments for National Races.

Political parties taking part in the election are expected to be announced later.

The commission said it will invite international observers to monitor the polls, but they will be restricted to designated areas.

The current term of the government which started from March 2011 is to expire in March 2016. Endi