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Ethnic identifiers in Myanmar election app criticized

by Associated Press
| October 1, 2020 6:06 AM

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A Sweden-based organization that promotes democracy and assists in organizing elections said Thursday it is not responsible for a smartphone application's inclusion of a controversial term describing the ethnic background of at least two candidates in Myanmar’s upcoming elections.

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