Nobel winner Aung San Suu Kyi has suggested her party will win Myanmar's elections, the freest in the country's history. Opposition leaders are seeking to take over from representatives of the former ruling junta party.
Preliminary reports on Monday pointed to a major victory for opposition
leader Suu Kyi, as her National League for Democracy (NLD) party was on
track to win a vast majority of seats in the country's parliament.
An NLD spokesman said the party had won about 70 seats, and about 50 to 80 percent of the votes around the country. Meanwhile, the leader of Myanmar's ruling party, the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), conceded defeat, Reuters news agency reported.
Addressing her supporters from the balcony of her party headquarters earlier on Monday, Suu Kyi said it was still too early to claim victory, "but I think you all have the idea of the results."
She also urged people not to be too boastful following the announcement of the winners. "I want to remind you all that even candidates who didn't win have to accept the winners, but it is important not to provoke the candidates who didn't win to make them feel bad."
History in the making
An NLD spokesman said the party had won about 70 seats, and about 50 to 80 percent of the votes around the country. Meanwhile, the leader of Myanmar's ruling party, the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), conceded defeat, Reuters news agency reported.
Addressing her supporters from the balcony of her party headquarters earlier on Monday, Suu Kyi said it was still too early to claim victory, "but I think you all have the idea of the results."
She also urged people not to be too boastful following the announcement of the winners. "I want to remind you all that even candidates who didn't win have to accept the winners, but it is important not to provoke the candidates who didn't win to make them feel bad."
History in the making