The National League for Democracy declared Aung San Suu Kyi had won a seat in Myanmar’s parliamentary elections
National League for Democracy supporters gather outside party headquarters in Yangon to celebrate the NLD’s victory in Myanmar’s parliamentary elections. The party said Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi had won a parliamentary seat. Suu Kyi said the byelections in Myanmar would not be completely free and fair because of irregularities during preparations. The elections are seen as an important benchmark for the country as it continues on the road to political and diplomatic reform. (Paula Bronstein / Getty Images)
Supporters rejoice outside the National League for Democracy’s headquarters in Yangon after the party said it had won in Myanmar’s parliamentary elections. Voting was generally peaceful amid some allegations of vote tampering and harassment. (Paula Bronstein / Getty Images)
A supporter in Kawhmu greets Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy, as she visits polling stations in her constituency during the parliamentary elections. (Mikhail Galustov / Getty Images)
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi greets supporters as she travels across her constituency in Kawhmu. The elections seen as a test of the government’s budding reforms, with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi standing for a seat in parliament for the first time. (Soe Than Win / AFP/Getty Images)
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An election official shows a ballot with a vote for Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during vote counting at a polling station in Yangon, Myanmar. (Altaf Qadri / Associated Press)
Election officials work inside a poorly lighted polling station in the early hours before voting begins in Wah Thin Kha, Myanmar. Myanmar’s landmark elections were expected to catapult opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi into public office. (Altaf Qadri / Associated Press)
