A Historic Election
Htay Oo looked on in disbelief as he watched the vote tally in Hinthada, an electoral district located on the banks of the Irrawaddy river in Myanmar's delta region.
Htay, a seasoned, 65-year-old politician and chairman of the United Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), was being trounced by a political rookie from the National League of Democracy (NLD). "I want to know the answer," the retired two-star general told Reuters last Tuesday.
November 17, 2015
Htay Oo looked on in disbelief as he watched the vote tally in Hinthada, an electoral district located on the banks of the Irrawaddy river in Myanmar's delta region.
Htay, a seasoned, 65-year-old politician and chairman of the United Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), was being trounced by a political rookie from the National League of Democracy (NLD). "I want to know the answer," the retired two-star general told Reuters last Tuesday.
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