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Suu Kyi's opposition party 2 seats off majority in Myanmar parliament
The party of democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi was two seats away from winning a majority in Myanmar's parliament, according to results announced by the election commission on Friday morning (Nov 13).
POSTED: 13 Nov 2015 11:30
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File photo: Supporters celebrate as they watch official results from the Union Election Commission on an LED screen in front of the National League for Democracy Party (NLD) head office in Yangon. (Photo: REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun)
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YANGON: The party of democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi was two seats away from winning a majority in Myanmar's parliament, according to results announced by the election commission on Friday morning (Nov 13).
Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) needs 329 seats in both chambers of Myanmar's parliament to hold the absolute majority that would give it enough firepower to elect the new president. With results still trickling in, the NLD has so far secured 327 seats.
The country's first free election in 25 years took place on Sunday, but the election commission is yet to announce full results for the whole country.
- Reuters/al
Suu Kyi's opposition party 2 seats off majority in Myanmar parliament
The party of democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi was two seats away from winning a majority in Myanmar's parliament, according to results announced by the election commission on Friday morning (Nov 13).
POSTED: 13 Nov 2015 11:30
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File photo: Supporters celebrate as they watch official results from the Union Election Commission on an LED screen in front of the National League for Democracy Party (NLD) head office in Yangon. (Photo: REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun)
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YANGON: The party of democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi was two seats away from winning a majority in Myanmar's parliament, according to results announced by the election commission on Friday morning (Nov 13).
Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) needs 329 seats in both chambers of Myanmar's parliament to hold the absolute majority that would give it enough firepower to elect the new president. With results still trickling in, the NLD has so far secured 327 seats.
The country's first free election in 25 years took place on Sunday, but the election commission is yet to announce full results for the whole country.
- Reuters/al
