Polling
is
under
way
in
forty
five
vacant
constituencies,
all
of
which
are
being
contested
by
members
of
the
opposition
National
League
for
Democracy
(NLD),
headed
by
Aung
San
Suu
Kyi.
Voting
for
another
three
seats
in
restive
Kachin
State
near
Burma’s
border
with
China
has
been
suspended
indefinitely
because
of
security
concerns.
Up
for
grabs
are
positions
in
both
the
Amyotha
Hluttaw
(upper
house)
and
Pyithu
Hluttaw
(upper
house)
of
Burma’s
legislature.
Many
of
the
predominantly
Buddhist
people
of
Burma
are
hoping
–
and
privately
voicing
optimism
-
that
the
NLD
will
prevail…
