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Myanmar’s Muslims win no seats in new parliament

No Muslims in majority-Buddhist Myanmar were elected to parliament

 

Large populations from the minority group were unable to vote and major parties fielded no Muslim candidates.

No Muslims in majority-Buddhist Myanmar were elected to parliament, final election figures show, with all the current representatives losing their seats and new Muslim candidates defeated in their constituencies.

Officially making up 4% of the country’s 51 million people, although others say the figure is much higher;Muslims found themselves a target of hatred in the lead up to the polls.

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