A crushed student movement and shrinking hope ahead of Myanmar's election

An undated photo shows Hnin, a Myanmar teacher, posing in front of National League for Democracy party flag in Hpakant Township, Kachin State, Myanmar. Hnin/Handout via REUTERS

YANGON/LONDON (Reuters) - Myanmar teacher Hnin grew up idolizing Aung San Suu Kyi, the one-time democracy icon who now leads her country. But when voters go to the polls on Sunday for the second general election since the end of military rule, Hnin will not back her.

While Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) is expected to win again on the strength of its leader's enduring popularity, critics such as Hnin say she has failed to make good on promises to unite the country.