Myanmar election

Myanmar election: Aung San Suu Kyi wins parliamentary seat for ruling National League for Democracy

Suu Kyi, Chairperson of Myanmar`s ruling National League for Democracy (NLD), has won a seat in the House of Representatives (Lower House).

Nov 10, 2020, 18:42 PM IST

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi vows victory in election as campaign starts despite virus surge

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi launched her re-election bid on Tuesday ahead of polls set for November, vowing victory at a scaled-down ceremony in the capital after her original plans were scuppered by a surge in coronavirus cases.

Sep 08, 2020, 13:22 PM IST

Aung San Suu Kyi holds her seat in Myanmar election

Suu Kyi's NLD looks set for a landslide win after Sunday's nationwide polls, winning nearly 90 percent of the seats declared so far in the upper and lower houses of Parliament.

Nov 11, 2015, 13:15 PM IST

Myanmar's election process transparent: EU mission

Myanmar's general election was credible and transparent, and the process was better than expected, head of an EU Election Observation Mission said on Tuesday.

Nov 10, 2015, 17:13 PM IST

Suu Kyi party eyes landslide at Myanmar polls

Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition appeared on the verge of a landslide election win in Myanmar.

Nov 10, 2015, 16:12 PM IST

Myanmar opposition alleges poll panel delaying results deliberately

The surprising accusation by the National League for Democracy adds a worrying twist to what has so far been an amicable election.

Nov 10, 2015, 13:52 PM IST

Myanmar election: Ruling party chief concedes defeat to Suu Kyi’s opposition

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 year

Nov 09, 2015, 20:09 PM IST

Myanmar's General Elections end peacefully

Myanmar's general election ended peacefully on Sunday.

Nov 08, 2015, 18:04 PM IST

Myanmar's minorities fear election victory by military

Ethnic minorities including the Karen make up about 40 percent of Myanmar's 52 million people. 

Nov 01, 2015, 16:41 PM IST

Myanmar to allow EU election observers into military bases

European Union observers will be given access to voting on military bases for next month's Myanmar election, an official said on Tuesday, a move to bolster oversight of a poll billed as the country's fairest in decades.

Oct 20, 2015, 19:06 PM IST

EU to deploy Myanmar election observers

 The EU said Tuesday it will for the first time deploy observers in Myanmar`s upcoming elections when the opposition led by Aung San Suu Kyi is expected to make significant gains against the military-dominated government.

Sep 29, 2015, 14:56 PM IST