Economics
Suu Kyi’s Party Declares Landslide as Myanmar Opens Up
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Myanmar dissident Aung San Suu Kyi’s party said it is on pace to win every seat it contested in by-elections yesterday that may prompt the U.S. and European Union to lift sanctions and end the country’s global isolation.
The National League for Democracy won 43 of the 44 seats it competed for and leads in the vote count for the remaining district, spokesman Nyan Win said, giving it representation in the 664-member Parliament that will still be dominated by President Thein Sein’s party. The party didn’t field a candidate for one of the 45 legislative seats up for grabs.