Monday 2 April 2012

SUU KYI’S VICTORY

Time

SUU KYI HOPES VICTORY IS DAWN OF NEW ERA

Todd Pitman and Aye Aye Win (AP)

Time, April 2, 2012

(RANGOON, BURMA) Aung San Suu Kyi claimed victory Monday in Burma's historic by-election, saying she hoped it would mark the beginning of a new era for the long-repressed country.

Suu Kyi spoke to thousands of cheering supporters who gathered outside her opposition party headquarters a day after her party declared she had won a parliamentary seat in the closely watched vote.

The Election Commission has not yet confirmed the results, but government officials have commented on Suu Kyi's victory and the people of Burma have reacted with jubilation.

"The success we are having is the success of the people," Suu Kyi said, as a sea of supporters chanted her name and thrust their hands into the air to flash "V" for victory signs.

"It is not so much our triumph as a triumph of the people who have decided that they have to be involved in the political process in this country," she said. "We hope this will be the beginning of a new era."

If confirmed, Suu Kyi will take public office for the first time and lead a small bloc of lawmakers from her opposition National League for Democracy in Burma's military-dominated Parliament.

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