Images: Suu Kyi's quest for democracy in Burma

[caption id=“attachment_261301” align=“alignleft” width=“940” caption=“Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi talks to a large group of foreign and local reporters at her home in Yangon 30 March. Myanmar holds by-elections on Sunday and Suu Kyi is standing for one of 45 parliamentary seats to be filled. Suu Kyi said Friday that Myanmar’s weekend elections will be neither free nor fair because of widespread irregularities, but vowed to press forward with her candidacy for the sake of the country. Reuters”] [/caption] [caption id=“attachment_261304” align=“alignleft” width=“940” caption=“A supporter of National League for Democracy (NLD) party holds up a portrait of Myanmar’s independence hero General Aung San, founder of the Burmese army and late father of Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during the election campaign of the NLD party in Yangon. Reuters”] [/caption] [caption id=“attachment_261308” align=“alignleft” width=“940” caption=“Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi returns after giving a speech to her supporters during the election campaign at Kawhmu Township. Reuters”] [/caption] [caption id=“attachment_261309” align=“alignleft” width=“940” caption=“An election observer takes a photograph of Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during her press conference at her house in Yangon. AP”] [/caption]

Images: Suu Kyi's quest for democracy in Burma

Suu Kyi said on Friday that Myanmar’s weekend elections will be neither free nor fair because of widespread irregularities, but vowed to press forward with her candidacy. Images from her recent election campaign.

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