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Htin Kyaw, the man chosen by Aung San Suu Kyi to serve as her proxy, was sworn in as the president of Burma, also known as Myanmar, on Wednesday in a historic power shift away from outright army rule.
So far, Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi has won two thirds of the seats in Myanmar's lower house of the parliament in the country's historic elections. But even with a victory Myanmar laws do not allow Suu Kyi to become president.
Yangon, Myanmar, Nov 9 (EFE/EPA).-(Camera:Lynn Bo Bo) The party of Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday was confident it had secured a resounding victory in the parliamentary election over the weekend, although the official result could take days to confirm.It was the second round of elections since the country transitioned toward democracy a decade ago. The Southeast Asian country held its first free election in 2015.FOOTAGE OF SUPPORTERS OF AUNG SAN SUU KYI CELEBRATING.
Yangon, Myanmar, Nov 9 (EFE/EPA).-(Camera:Lynn Bo Bo) The party of Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday was confident it had secured a resounding victory in the parliamentary election over the weekend, although the official result could take days to confirm.It was the second round of elections since the country transitioned toward democracy a decade ago. The Southeast Asian country held its first free election in 2015.FOOTAGE OF SUPPORTERS OF AUNG SAN SUU KYI CELEBRATING.
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