Myanmar Elections

Aung Suu Kyi dethrones junta: NLD wins historic Myanmar elections

Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition on Friday won a parliamentary majority from weekend polls that will allow it to elect a president and form a government in a historic shift in power from the army.

Myanmar elections: UN chief Ban Ki-moon congratulates Suu Kyi, warns of hard work ahead

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon congratulated Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Thursday on her party's election performance, but warned that "much hard work" lay ahead to build a democracy.

Myanmar polls: Aung San Suu Kyi's party keeps date with history, records historic win

Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party was on the verge of a formal victory on Thursday, as incoming results from Myanmar's historic polls pointed to a landslide win for the pro-democracy crusader.

Myanmar elections: Suu Kyi's NLD ahead with 49 seats so far, ruling USDP wins three in lower house

Myanmar's Union Election Commission on Tuesday announced 106 parliament representatives-elect, including 54 to the lower house - House of Representatives.

Myanmar elections: Ruling USDP loses big at the hands of Aung San Suu Kyi's NLD

Myanmar's military-backed ruling party was headed Tuesday for a massive rout at the hands of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was set for a historic electoral victory that could give her party the presidency and loosen the military's grip on the country.

Democratic coup: Thumping victory for Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar elections, ruling party concedes defeat

The acting chairman of Myanmar's ruling party conceded defeat to Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition on Monday and said he would accept the result of the country's first free national election in 25 years.

Landmark Myanmar election: Aung San Suu Kyi's fate hangs in balance but supporters confident of a win

Vote counting in Myanmar's landmark election was well underway on Monday following a massive turnout that could see Aung San Suu Kyi's party catapulted to power.

Millions vote in historic Myanmar elections which could decide Aung San Suu Kyi's future

Millions voted on Sunday in Myanmar's historic election after a massive turnout that could catapult Aung San Suu Kyi's pro-democracy party into power and finally end decades of military control.

Polls close in Myanmar election; Suu Kyi votes but hope ends for disenfranchised Rohingya Muslims

Sunday's elections are seen as a test whether the military's grip on power will loosen, allowing the country to transition toward greater democracy. Myanmar was ruled by a junta for 50 years until 2011, and then for five years by a quasi-civilian government comprising former generals.

Myanmar elections: Aung San Suu Kyi vows to be 'above the president' if party wins poll

Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi Thursday declared she will be "above the president" and run the government if her party wins this weekend's landmark election, in defiant comments addressing a current ban on her taking top office.