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Myanmar cancels planned parliamentary by-elections

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Myanmar cancels planned parliamentary by-elections

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar’s Union Election Commission said Sunday that it was canceling by-elections planned for later this year to fill 35 empty parliamentary seats.

Commission chairman Tin Aye made the surprise announcement at a media briefing in Yangon.

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