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Human Rights Watch has condemned the vote as a "sham", while Amnesty International accused the junta of "repressive tactics" and "and arresting anyone critical of the poll".

The election has been dismissed as a sham by opposition forces who have vowed to block it in areas they hold.

“We the People have had enough of the illegal actions being carried out by this sham administration,” Amy Stevens, one of the Orange County demonstration’s organizers, said in a statement.

Depending on your viewpoint in this broken country, and perhaps on your religion or your sect, the election was either a sham or a first step on the road to democracy.

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