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                          Myanmar Cancels By-Election

   by VOA News

   Myanmar's election commission says it is canceling by-elections that
   were planned for later this year.

   Myanmar - also known as Burma - announced in March that it would call
   by-elections before the end of the year to fill 35 seats in parliament
   that were vacated for various reasons.

   Union Election Commission chairman Tin Aye said at a media briefing in
   Yangon Sunday that the election would have no political significance
   and would be a waste of time and money that could better be spent
   preparing for the 2015 general election.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP.
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