The paradox of Aung San Suu Kyi's landslide victory

Her party's resounding success in the election this month has less to do with what she stands for than what she stands against

Min Zin
Supporters of the National League for Democracy party celebrating with a cut-out figure of Myanmar state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon on Nov 10. The party secured a landslide victory despite the government's weak performance on its key pledg
Supporters of the National League for Democracy party celebrating with a cut-out figure of Myanmar state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon on Nov 10. The party secured a landslide victory despite the government's weak performance on its key pledges during its first term in office. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Updated
Feb 01, 2021, 12:28 PM
Published
Nov 25, 2020, 05:00 AM

YANGON • The National League for Democracy (NLD), the incumbent party led by Ms Aung San Suu Kyi, secured another landslide victory in this month's general election.

It did better in the Nov 8 polls than in 2015, a landmark election, winning this year 396 of the 476 elected seats to be filled in both the Lower and the Upper Houses. (Another 166 seats were reserved for military appointees.)

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on November 25, 2020, with the headline The paradox of Aung San Suu Kyi's landslide victory. Subscribe

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