Hope for change in Myanmar is approaching a crucial test.
The Southeast Asian nation is preparing for the first free national ballot since 1990.
The head of the electoral commission admits that computerising more than 30 million voter names for the first time is a major challenge.
Unless that is done properly, many voters might never get the chance to participate.
The election scheduled for November 8th is considered pivotal. Myanmar’s dictatorship formally ended in 2011 but most of its political party leaders are former military officers.
This poll will be another step on the former British colony’s road to democracy.
The opposition National League for Democracy has said it will take part, led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. The NLD could make significant gains if the vote is free and fair.
Suu Kyi, who spent 15 years under house arrest, has also expressed concerns about the voting lists, urging people to check them for omissions and errors. This is t
