Union Election Commission chair U Hla Thein. (Jared Downing | Frontier)
Union Election Commission chair U Hla Thein. (Jared Downing | Frontier)

U Hla Thein: Myanmar’s divisive election chief

Friends of the Union Election Commission chair describe a passionate democrat, but opposition parties accuse him of bias and observers say a failure to communicate has undermined trust in the commission.

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