Myanmar election: Opposition confident of victory

Myanmar’s opposition National League for Democracy says it is confident of victory in the first openly contested national election in 25 years. An NLD spokesman said it expected to win about 70% of seats. Party leader Aung San Suu Kyi said: “I think you all have the idea of the results.” Official results have been […]

Myanmar’s opposition National League for Democracy says it is confident of victory in the first openly contested national election in 25 years.
An NLD spokesman said it expected to win about 70% of seats. Party leader Aung San Suu Kyi said: “I think you all have the idea of the results.”
Official results have been released for just 28 seats, with 25 won by the NLD.
The military-backed Union Solidarity Development Party (USDP) has been in power since 2011.
The NLD says it has won 44 out of Yangon’s 45 seats in the lower house, and 70% of seats nationally, but this has not been confirmed.
The party also said it had swept the board in Bago Region and Mon State.