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Cautious welcome for Myanmar polls

2012-04-01 49 Dailymotion

EDITORS NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL<br/> <br />The full results of Myanmar's third election in half a century have been promised within a week.<br/> <br />Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy Party alleged some irregularities last week and more during the vote on Sunday.<br/> <br />International observers were cautiously welcoming the conduct of the ballot.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: CANADIAN SENATOR AND OBSERVER CONSIGLIO DI NINO SAYING (English):<br/> <br />"There's a system. It looks as if the system is working and we hope that lots of people come out to vote and that there's no problems, and that it will be a good day."<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: PAHIM DATO RAHMANI BASIR, AMBASSADOR OF BRUNEI, SAYING (English):<br/> <br />"I think it's mostly been a good one. The conduct of the voting since it's been open, six o'clock, has been very peaceful and orderly."<br/> <br />If the vote is free and fair, some international sanctions imposed for human rights abuses could be lifted.<br/> <br />Those could include EU bans on investment in timber, and gemstone and metal mining.<br/> <br />It could also mean an end to U.S visa bans and asset freezes.<br/> <br />Paul Chapman, Reuters

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