Voting at a Rangoon polling station in Burma

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Voters are going to the polls in Burma in by-elections seen as a key test of the military-backed government's commitment to political reform.

A total of 17 parties are running, but only two are contesting all seats, the military backed USDP and the opposition NLD led by Aung San Suu Kyi.

Rachel Harvey explains the voting process at a polling station in Rangoon.

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