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Hundreds of Myanmar citizens line up in Singapore to cast advance ballots for Nov. 8 election

Associated Press
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    Myanmar citizens listen to instructions from a volunteer as they wait for their turn outside Myanmar Embassy in Singapore to cast advance ballots in the country's Nov. 8 parliamentary election on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015. The large turnout has overwhelmed the embassy staff, prompting officials to extend voting that was supposed to end Sunday by three days. (AP Photo/Joseph Nair) (The Associated Press)

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    Myanmar citizens wait for their turn outside Myanmar Embassy in Singapore to cast advance ballots in the country's Nov. 8 parliamentary election on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015. The large turnout has overwhelmed the embassy staff, prompting officials to extend voting that was supposed to end Sunday by three days. (AP Photo/Joseph Nair) (The Associated Press)

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    Myanmar citizens wait for their turn outside the Myanmar Embassy in Singapore to cast advance ballots in the country's Nov. 8 parliamentary election, on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015. The large turnout has overwhelmed the embassy staff, prompting officials to extend voting that was supposed to end Sunday by three days. (AP Photo/Joseph Nair) (The Associated Press)

SINGAPORE – Hundreds of Myanmar citizens were lining up in Singapore to cast advance ballots in the country's Nov. 8 parliamentary election.

The large turnout has overwhelmed the embassy staff, prompting officials to extend voting that was supposed to end Sunday by three days.

The election is believed to be formerly junta-ruled country's best chance in decades at relatively free and credible polls.

Seeking better earning opportunities, many Myanmar nationals have taken up jobs in nearby countries such as Singapore.

One such 26-year-old man standing in line, Than Han, said voters hope for a "very big change" in the country.

Most observers believe Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy will win the most seats in parliament, and could control a majority by forming a coalition with smaller parties.