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Here are the AP's tentative coverage plans for Sunday's parliamentary by-elections in Myanmar, in which longtime opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is expected to win elected office for the first time.
MYANMAR-THE VOTE-FREE AND FAIR?
BANGKOK - The government is allowing Western nations to send observers into Myanmar to monitor the poll, boosting hopes it will be Myanmar's first free and fair election in decades. Will their presence, and a new reform-minded government, make the difference this time? By Jocelyn Gecker.
Eds: To move Wednesday or Thursday
MYANMAR-THE VOTE-WHY IT MATTERS
BANGKOK - A rundown of what's at stake in the election and why it matters to the long-repressed nation and the rest of the world. By Grant Peck.
Eds: To move Thursday or Friday
MYANMAR-THE VOTE
YANGON, Myanmar - Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi expected to hold a press conference at her party's headquarters in Myanmar's main city, Yangon. By Todd Pitman.
Eds: Press conference is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. (0230 GMT).
MYANMAR-THE VOTE
KAWHMU, Myanmar - Election campaigning ends one day ahead of a vote that will likely give Aung San Suu Kyi a government post for the first time. Health permitting, Suu Kyi will rally supporters in the dusty village she is running in. By Todd Pitman.
Eds: To move Saturday
MYANMAR-THE VOTE
KAWHMU, Myanmar - Aung San Suu Kyi expected to monitor the historic vote from her district, and election officials begin counting votes after polls close. By Todd Pitman.
Eds: To move Sunday. Polls open from 6 a.m.-4 p.m. (23:30-0930 GMT). Preliminary results expected late Sunday.
PHOTOS:
AP photographers will cover campaigning in the buildup to the election, including any activities by Aung San Suu Kyi. They will also cover voting on election day and vote counting and results in the days after.
VIDEO:
AP Video will be following Aung San Suu Kyi in the final days of her campaign, as well as the vote, counting and any declaration of results.
The AP
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