Voting begins in Burma’s parliamentary election

Supporters wear shirts with logos of Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party (Thein Zaw/AP)

Voting has begun in Burma’s elections, with the ruling party of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi heavily favoured to be returned to power.

More than 90 parties are competing for seats in the lower and upper houses of the national Parliament.