The iron-hearted lady, who spent at least one-third of her life as a political prisoner because of the autocratic Junta rule in country, gave the 48 million people of Myanmar a valid reason to celebrate. The Nobel laureate’s political party National League for Democracy party (NLD) won at least 43 seats of 44 it contested including Suu Kyi.
While interacting with media upon her arrival at the party headquarters in Yangon, Aung San Suu Kyi said, “This is not our triumph; this is a triumph of the people,”
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, hailing the win of democracy over military rule said, “If this election goes as well as it is reported to have from the early reports that would be a significant step.”
The official results are expected this week. The result can’t change the parliament’s control even if the opposition wins all 44 seats but it’s a significant stepping stone for nation’s future which has been ruled by military for nearly half a century.
Aung San Suu Kyi, 66, also led her party- National League for Democracy party to a great win in 1990 but the Junta overpowered the political rule and put Suu Kyi under house arrest before releasing her in November 2010.
While addressing hundreds of supporters and journalists at the NLD party headquarters in Yangon, the Opposition Leader said she will advocate a larger role of civilians in governing the country.
The 45 seats on which NLD contested in Sunday’s elections were vacated by parliamentarians who got promoted to the Cabinet and other significant positions last year.
Myanmar’s efforts to get back to democracy have been warmly applauded by the rest of the world. The European Union lifted a travel ban on Nation’s officials in February.
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The wind of democratic change has given thousands of Burmese, living in exile, a ray of hope to return to their motherland. There are also strong speculations that a successful Sunday elections would lead to a rapid lifting of sanctions that have long clogged up the country’s economy.
