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Myanmar announces Aung San Suu Kyi winning election

​Myanmar's Union Election Commission (UEC) Wednesday announced that opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has won Sunday's general election and was re-elected as representative to the House of Representatives (Lower House) of the next parliament.

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Myanmar announces 333 elected parliament representatives by Tuesday

​Myanmar's Union Election Commission (UEC) announced Wednesday that 333 parliament representatives to three levels of the parliament have been elected as of Tuesday night after the Sunday election.

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Myanmar ruling party new chairman U Htay Oo defeated in election

​New Chairman of the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) U Htay Oo was defeated in Sunday's general election, the Office of the USDP confirmed Monday.

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Myanmar opposition leader urges people to stay calm with election result

​Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi Monday urged the people to stay dispassionate and calm ahead of the official announcement of the election result.

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Huge turnout for historic, peaceful Myanmar vote

From first-time voters to the elderly, millions queued to cast their ballots on Sunday (Nov 8) in Myanmar’s first genuinely multi-party election in a generation. Observers said the poll was peaceful - a landmark achievement in a country only recently emerged from decades of military rule.

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Myanmar's next general election to be held in late 2015

Myanmar's next multi-party general election will be held in late 2015, local media reported Sunday, quoting Chairman of the Union Election Commission U Tin Aye.