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A woman casts her ballot at the polling station in Sittwe, Rakhine state November 7, 2010. Myanmar voted in its first election in 20 years on Sunday under tight security, a scripted vote that assures army-backed parties an easy win but brings a hint of parliamentary politics to one of Asia’s most oppressed states.
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