Union Election Commission Chairman U Hla Thein received a courtesy call of Mr Yohei Sasakawa, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan for National Reconciliation in Myanmar and Chairman of the Nippon Foundation, in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.

At the meeting, the UEC chairman explained the successful holding of general elections on 8 November, in which 27 million voters out of 38 million eligible voters cast their ballots with more than 71 per cent voter turnout.

The chairman of Nippon Foundation made a congratulatory remark on the elections with a considerable rate of voter turnout.

He also recognized systematic holding of the elections, including the vote counting and polling station management.

They also discussed the constituencies where the elections could not be held.

Japan supplied indelible inks in the 2020 General Election of Myanmar on 8 November.

MNA (Translated by Aung Khin)

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