Independent observers have rejected claims of voter fraud in Myanmar’s 2020 election, three months after the military took power in a coup. The Asian Network for Free Elections said the outcome of the vote was “by and large, representative of the will of the people of Myanmar”. The military has justified its February coup by alleging massive voter fraud, but provided no evidence. The vote was won by Aung Sang Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy. Ms Suu Kyi and other elected officials were arrested on 1 February in a series of early morning military raids. She has only been seen by video link since. The election observers’ report described the military’s decision to ignore the election results as “indefensible” .(BBC)…[+]