Thousands of Myanmar's Suu Kyi supporters stage huge pre-election rally


  • World
  • Sunday, 01 Nov 2015

Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi greets supporters on arrival at a campaign rally ahead of the upcoming general elections in Yangon November 1, 2015. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

YANGON (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of red-clad supporters gave Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi a rock-star reception, cheering and dancing as she addressed crowds in the country's largest city before an historic election next Sunday.

Buses, taxis and trucks decked with flags and banners of Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party lined the streets leading to a stadium where the charismatic politician rounded off her energetic campaign that lasted nearly two months.

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