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London, Jan 6 (IANS) Myanmar’s ongoing election, conducted in three phases from December 28 to January 25, is unlikely to bring any change, with Western diplomats and analysts describing it as a “pantomime” – a box-ticking exercise by the military junta to secure international legitimacy, a report said on Monday. It added that while Beijing concluded that an unstable criminal State on its doorstep is untenable, the current elections in Myanmar are neither free nor fair.”Outside polling station…