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November 13, 2015

Burma: Pro-Democracy Party Wins Parliamentary Majority 
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In Burma, the pro-democracy party of Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu
Kyi has won 348 seats in Parliament, enough for a majority and the power
to select the country’s next president. Sunday's national election
ousted Burma's military-backed ruling party, which won a mere 40 seats.
When the new Parliament meets in January, it will mark the first time
since 1962 that military leaders do not control Burma's government. Aung
San Suu Kyi herself is barred from assuming the presidency under the
military-drafted constitution.

 

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