Three years after Aung San Suu Kyi's National League For Democracy won legislative power by a landslide, Myanmar voters go to the polls in over a dozen by-elections. Some people say the results could serve as a report card on the public's current perception of the NLD. Our correspondent Dave Grunebaum has more from Yangon.

DAVE GRUNEBAUM YANGON "There are 13 seats up for grabs in the national parliament and regional assemblies. No matter what the results, the National League For Democracy will still have a commanding majority of legislative seats. But people have expressed concerns with the economy and slow pace of reforms. In Yangon and Mandalay, the NLD's main competition is the military-linked USDP party. But far from the major cities in regions of the country where ethnic minorities make up the majority, there are signs that the NLD may be losing popularity particularly in areas close to where the military has been fighting ethnic insurgents. Many of the voters in these areas went for the NLD in the general election three years ago, but their allegiances may have shifted to local political parties because the country's peace process has been faltering. Observers see this by-election as a way to gauge if the public remains patient with the pace of reforms and confident in the NLD as it tries to navigate crises across the country. DG, CGTN, Yangon, Myanmar."