Myanmar Holds Election Under Military Rule

Myanmar's military government held a second round of voting on Sunday. This is the country's first general election since the army seized power in a coup five years ago. The voting expanded to additional townships. Some of these areas are affected by the ongoing civil war between the military and armed opposition groups. The first phase of the election was held last year. Critics and many Western nations have dismissed the process as a sham designed to cement the army's control.