Myanmar at the starting gate


New challenges: Suu Kyi may have ushered the NLD to an impressive win in the elctions, but she still needs to prove herself through progressive and inclusive policies.

Far from Myanmar’s election last weekend being the end of a long struggle for democracy and development, it is only the beginning for all concerned.

IN considering Myanmar on the cusp of political change, the landslide victory of the National League for Democracy (NLD) seems to signal the end of a long road to democracy after its 1990 election majority was crushed by military action.

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