Historic Myanmar polls close, 80 percent turnout

Voting in Myanmar's landmark general election closed Sunday afternoon

Update: 2015-11-08 15:26 GMT

People stand in a line to cast their vote outside a polling station in Mandalay, Myanmar, Sunday Nov. 8, 2015. Myanmar voted Sunday in historic elections that will test whether popular mandate will help loosen the military's longstanding hold on

Yangon: Voting in Myanmar's landmark general election closed on Sunday afternoon after a massive turnout, an election official told AFP.

Polling stations across the country were closed at 4pm local time (0930 GMT), Union Election Commission deputy director Thant Zin Aung said, adding early indications were that "around 80 percent of voters turned out today."

Historic Myanmar polls close, 80 percent turnout

Voting in Myanmar's landmark general election closed Sunday afternoon

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