Aung San Suu Kyi wins Myanmar elections

Q.  Which Asian country’s opposition leader has won the elections, but will not become president because of constitutional hurdles?
- Published on 12 Nov 15

a. Japan
b. China
c. Myanmar
d. Indonesia

ANSWER: Myanmar
 
Myanmarese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has won the parliamentary seat leading a total sweep by her party to form a first government in the country which is not under military rules. Suu Kyi will not become president however, because of constitutional hurdles created by the previous military junta in Myanmar.Military and its political proxy will not relinquish power lightly. The junta took over Myanmar in a coup in the 1960s. Suu Kyi’s NLD has won 135 seats of 151 lower house seats announced so far. For the upper house, it has won 29 out of 33 seats.

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