Twenty five years after Aung San Suu Kyi was put under house arrest following her party’s landslide election victory and the Burmese electorate are back at the polls for what is hoped will be a defining step in the country’s gradual transitions away from military rule.

Here are some of the most important tweets from today’s historic elections.

The Stats

Some handy guides to #Myanmar‘s election https://t.co/EuJmDrKwqK #MyanmarElection #MyanmarVotes #Rohingya pic.twitter.com/CetqxGVGHm

— Stefan Simanowitz (@StefSimanowitz) November 8, 2015

The Queues

Women out in force in Aung San Suu Kyi’s Kawhmu Township. #MyanmarElection pic.twitter.com/UeeC3SRPnH — Katie Arnold (@Kate_Arno) November 8, 2015

Four lane highway for voters to get into polling station after 30 mins samchaung north #myanmarelection pic.twitter.com/nBJ0bBn49S

— Philip Sherwell (@philipsherwell) November 8, 2015

The Press

Almost the whole world of media here in Bahan township, all waiting for arrival of Aung San Suu Kyi #MyanmarElection pic.twitter.com/g7HuAO7fW4 — Pichayada P. (@p_pichayada) November 8, 2015

The Outcasts

Hope at happy faces at #MyanmarElection. But don’t forget 100,000s of Muslim Rohingya & ethnic minorities in rebel areas unable to vote

— Jerome Taylor (@JeromeTaylor) November 8, 2015

Aung Tun could not vote. Only 154 of 242 voters at his IDP camp made it on the list. #BurmaVotes2015 pic.twitter.com/Jg6wvVefE3 — meenakshi ganguly (@mg2411) November 8, 2015

The Outspoken

Charles Maung Bo, outspoken Catholic Cardinal, 2 days ahead of polls: ‘The whole of Myanmar is tired of this regime’ pic.twitter.com/aiNm5QOksM

— Poppy McPherson (@poppymcp) November 6, 2015

The Ethnic Vote

NLD a better choice than ruling party, say ethnic politicians #Myanmar #BurmaVotes2015 https://t.co/9cdRvQm0bm pic.twitter.com/8hktXv2Fwx — The Irrawaddy (@IrrawaddyNews) November 7, 2015

The Military 

Military chief Min Aung Hlaing tells reporters he would respect a possible NLD victory https://t.co/vAM6ANUO15 pic.twitter.com/rvsdkO7lPx

— The Irrawaddy (@IrrawaddyNews) November 8, 2015

Grandson of Myanmar’s brutal former dictator Than Shwe — no surprises who he’s voting for. #MyanmarElection pic.twitter.com/47xGjM9yJS — Jerome Taylor (@JeromeTaylor) November 7, 2015

The Lady

HAPPENING NOW: Aung San Suu Kyi arrives at Bahan polling station in Yangon to cast her vote in #MyanmarElection pic.twitter.com/N05Iwy4TAV

— Pichayada P. (@p_pichayada) November 8, 2015

(For the record: Aung San Suu Kyi jumped the queue. I don’t think anyone minded much.) — Andrew RC Marshall (@Journotopia) November 8, 2015

ASSK casts her ballots .. Photo: 7Day News FB pic.twitter.com/Fe7NRHF1NE

— Natty Tangmeesang (@natty_onravee) November 8, 2015

The Joke

Voter: where you from? Me: I’m Thai Voter: oh I see…I hope…one day you can vote too na Me: …thanks #MyanmarElection #seng — Cod Satrusayang (@fishmyman) November 8, 2015