Australian observer team witnesses history being made in Myanmar

By Anne Davies
Updated November 14 2015 - 2:08am, first published 1:33am
Voters in Kalaw, Myanmar, display their inked fingers after voting in the national election.  Photo: Anne Davies
Voters in Kalaw, Myanmar, display their inked fingers after voting in the national election. Photo: Anne Davies
Men from different generations display their inked fingers after voting. Photo: Anne Davies
Men from different generations display their inked fingers after voting. Photo: Anne Davies
An elderly woman shows her inked finger. Photo: Anne Davies
An elderly woman shows her inked finger. Photo: Anne Davies
Scrutineer Jane Waddell (left) watches as the count begins in Kalaw, Myanmar. Photo: Anne Davies
Scrutineer Jane Waddell (left) watches as the count begins in Kalaw, Myanmar. Photo: Anne Davies
The author with a voter in Kalaw, Myanmar.  Photo: Anne Davies
The author with a voter in Kalaw, Myanmar. Photo: Anne Davies

How do you hold a free and fair election in a country of 54 million with a 60-year history of repressive military rule and several false starts down the road to democracy?

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