Myanmar leader congratulates Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar President Thein Sein has congratulated Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition party on its success in polls, his spokesman told the BBC. With about 47% of seats declared, the National League for Democracy (NLD) has taken over 90% of the vote. Ms Suu Kyi has written to the leadership requesting talks on national reconciliation. But […]

Myanmar President Thein Sein has congratulated Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition party on its success in polls, his spokesman told the BBC.
With about 47% of seats declared, the National League for Democracy (NLD) has taken over 90% of the vote.
Ms Suu Kyi has written to the leadership requesting talks on national reconciliation.
But spokesman U Ye Htut said such a meeting could only take place after the final results were announced.
He insisted there was no attempt to delay the declaration of results from Sunday’s election.
Ms Suu Kyi is treading carefully despite her apparent landslide victory. The NLD won elections in 1990 – only for the result to be nullified and Ms Suu Kyi placed under long-term house arrest
In Myanmar, known as Burma, a quarter of seats are reserved for the military.