Suu Kyi hails Burma victory
Aung San Suu Kyi has hailed her victory for the National League for Democracy Party as a 'triumph of the people' after claiming a landslide victory in a series of by-elections.
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Burma celebrates Aung San Suu Kyi
Hague commends Burma for 'courage to change'
After Burma's elections we'll look with other nations for ways to recognise the change & urge more action on democracy & #HumanRights
From @WilliamJHague on Twitter:Burma shows it takes courage to change a country. Clinging onto power & refusing to change is easiest course but will fail. Syria take note
From @WilliamJHague on Twitter:Hague: Time for Burma's president 'to bring about lasting reform'
– William Hague, Foreign SecretaryI welcome these remarkable results and the progress they represent.
I congratulate President Thein Sein and encourage him to continue to pursue the path to reform he has set out.
It will be important for his Government to continue to work with Aung San Suu Kyi, the NLD and other democratic forces, to bring about lasting and irreversible reform.
The UK, as the largest bilateral donor of aid to Burma, stands ready to support this process.
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Hague: 'Historic result for Burma'
– William Hague, Foreign Secretary_
This is a historic result for Burma.
We congratulate the people of Burma, and Aung San Suu Kyi for her personal victory which means so much to her people and people around the world, including in Britain.
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Reuters: White House says election in Burma is an 'important step'
The White House have issued a statement saying that Aung San Suu Kyi's election victory in Burma is an "important step" in the country's democratic transformation, according to Reuters. The US government said that they hope that Burma's government continues on the "path of reform".
Thumbs up from Suu Kyi supporters
Supporters of the National League for Democracy Party and Aung San Suu Kyi show their delight as they drive through Rangoon.
Suu Kyi hails victory 'triumph of the people'
Aung San Suu Kyi hails her victory for the National League for Democracy Party as a 'triumph of the people, who have decided that they must be involved in the political process of this country".
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Suu Kyi claims by-election win
Her constituency Kamu is separated from Rangoon by 60 miles and three centuries - it is the land that time and a dictatorship forgot.
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Polling stations across Burma opened their doors to cameras their ballot papers, as Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy claimed by-election victories in at least 18 of the 45 available seats.
Su Kyi has said her top priorities are to introduce the rule of law, end long-simmering ethnic insurgencies and amend the 2008 constitution that ensures the military retains a political stake and its strong influence over the country.
Clinton congratulates Burmese reform efforts
Whilst attending the Friends of Syria conference in Turkey, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton commented briefly on the by-elections in Burma.
Burma celebrates Aung San Suu Kyi
Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has won a seat in Burma's parliament, according to her party the National League for Democracy
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