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A voter holds his citizen ID card while lining up to cast his ballot at a polling station in Yangon, Burma on Nov. 8, 2015.Rungroj Yongrit—EPA
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People stand outside a polling station in Mandalay, Burma on Nov. 8, 2015.Hkun Lat—AP
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Voters check the list at a polling station in the Chinatown during Myanmar's first free and fair election in Yangon on Nov. 8, 2015.Lam Yik Fei—Getty Images
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The media prepares as Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Burma's National League for Democracy party, arrives at a polling station in Yangon, on Nov. 8, 2015.Amanda Mustard—AP
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Aung San Suu Kyivisits a polling station in Kawhmu township, Yangon on Nov. 8, 2015.Ye Aung Thu—AFP/Getty Images
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Votes are counted in an unfinished building being used as a polling station in Yangon on Nov. 8, 2015.Amanda Mustard—AP
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People take part of the rally outside the National League for Democracy office after Burma's first free and fair election, in Yangon on Nov. 8, 2015.Lam Yik Fei—Getty Images
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