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YANGON—Myanmar President Thein Sein has congratulated opposition1 leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy Party (NLD) for their apparent landslide2 victory in this week's parliamentary elections over the military-backed Union Solidarity3 and Development Party (USDP).
An NLD spokesman says the message the party received Wednesday from Information Minister Ye Htut on behalf of Thein Sein included a promise that "the government will pursue a peaceful transfer" of power once the Union Election Commission has confirmed the NLD victory.
The latest results from the country's Union Election Commission show the NLD has claimed 273 seats in the lower house of parliament. The NLD is also far ahead in the upper chamber4 of parliament, winning 77 of the 83 seats announced so far.
Myanmar President Congratulates Suu Kyi on Election Result
Talks planned
Earlier Wednesday, Ye Htut posted on his official Facebook page that President Thein Sein had accepted an offer from Aung San Suu Kyi to hold talks, but only after the election commission had completed the vote counting process.
In addition to the president, the Nobel Peace laureate sent letters requesting talks to parliamentary speaker Shwe Mann and military chief Min Aung Hlaing in what she said was the spirit of "national reconciliation5."
Myanmar political experts say the NLD needs to capture two-thirds of the parliamentary seats to overcome the military’s veto in the bicameral6 legislature, known as the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, which selects the president.
The 70-year-old democracy icon7 is constitutionally barred from becoming president, because her late husband was British, as are her two children. But in an interview with the BBC Tuesday, she insisted that she will continue to make all decisions as NLD leader, regardless of who emerges as president.
Military control
The military automatically controls 25 percent of all parliamentary seats under the 2008 constitution, and maintains control of several key government posts, including defense8, interior and border security.
The military and the largest parties in the parliament will nominate candidates for president in February of next year. The top vote-getter will be president, while the two runners-up will be vice9 presidents.
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n.反对,敌对 | |
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n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票;一面倒的胜利 | |
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solidarity
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n.团结;休戚相关 | |
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n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所 | |
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reconciliation
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n.和解,和谐,一致 | |
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adj.两院制的 | |
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n.偶像,崇拜的对象,画像 | |
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n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩 | |
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n.坏事;恶习;[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;adj.副的 | |
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n.团体;政务审议会 | |
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n.滞留,停留;拘留,扣留;(教育)留下 | |
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n.投票表决( ballot的名词复数 );选举;选票;投票总数v.(使)投票表决( ballot的第三人称单数 ) | |
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