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Over 6,000 register to run election in Myanmar: election commission

Xinhua, August 21, 2015 Adjust font size:

A total of 6,189 people have registered to run the upcoming general election in Myanmar set for Nov. 8, according to a preliminary candidate list announced by the Union Election Commission (UEC) on Friday.

Of the total, 5,866 were nominated from 93 political parties while 323 will run as independents, the commission said.

Of the 5,866 political party candidates, 1,134 were from the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) led by U Htay Oo, while 1,151 were from the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) led by Aung San Suu Kyi.

Of the 1,134 USDP candidates, 318 will contest for seats in the House of Representatives (Lower House), 165 in the House of Nationalities (Upper House) and 651 in the Region or State Parliaments.

Of the 1,151 NLD candidates, 325 will seek seats in the Lower House, 167 in the Upper House and 659 in the Region or State Parliaments.

The National Unity Party (NUP) will field the third-highest number of candidates with 763 -- 208 for the Lower House, 98 for the Upper House and 457 for the Region or State Parliaments.

The NUP is followed by the National Progressive Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Force (NDF) in terms of the number of candidates filed for the election.

The commission is still scrutinizing the candidates from political parties and the list of candidates will be finalized by Aug. 27, the commission said.

The commission has set 60 days for parliamentary candidates to canvass ahead of the general election, starting from Sept. 8. Endi