But this election will be different from any that Myanmar has experienced before. It will be the largest in every respect: in terms of number of candidates, political parties, registered voters and independents. External help has been accepted in running and in monitoring the election. The electoral roll has been digitised. There are issues about the rolls, campaign irregularities and media bias as well as massive logistical challenges. But nobody could say that there hasn’t been political will behind the holding of an election that is credible and genuine commitment to building trust in progress towards a more representative democracy in Myanmar.