UN official describes monthlong polls as ‘illegitimate’, while ASEAN regional bloc says it will not certify the vote.

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Polls have opened in Myanmar for the third and final round of a controversial general election, with a military-backed party on course for a landslide win amid a raging civil war.

Voting began in 60 townships, including in the cities of Yangon and Mandalay, at 6am local time on Sunday (23:30 GMT, Saturday).