Historic Burmese voting ends and counting begins as new era ushered that will see dramatic change | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

Yangon, Myanmar – A sense of anticipation has taken over Myanmar’s commercial capital, a day after the country’s landmark election that saw an estimated 80 percent voter turnout. Unofficial election results continued to trickle in on Monday, following overnight counting, with the country’s election commission promising to release preliminary official data later in the day. The…

Yangon (dpa) – Myanmar’s opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) expressed optimism Monday as ballots were being counted in the country’s first openly contested elections for 25 years. “It is too early to congratulate our candidates,” party leader Aung San Suu Kyi said at the party headquarters, “but I think you all have an idea of…