Myanmar's Suu Kyi casts early vote in poll hit by COVID-19 curbs


Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi arrives for an early vote ahead of November 8th general election in Naypyitaw, Myanmar October 29, 2020. REUTERS/Thar Byaw

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi cast a ballot on Thursday in the capital Naypyitaw ahead of November's election after being unable to travel to her registered township near Yangon due to restrictions aimed at containing a spike in coronavirus cases.

Opposition parties had urged the government to postpone the election because of rising infections, but Suu Kyi, who is the chair of the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party, has said the Nov. 8 vote must go ahead.

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