Pro-military party 'wins' Burmese election
November 10, 2010 00:00:00
Burma's main military-backed political party says it won about 80pc of votes in the first election in 20 years, reports BBC.
A Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) official said the party was pleased with the result.
The main pro-democracy party, the NLD, boycotted the poll but other opposition groups have alleged widespread fraud.
Meanwhile, fighting between ethnic Karen rebels and government forces sparked by the poll has caused at least 15,000 people to flee into Thailand.
