Burma’s transition to greater democracy after decades of military rule surged ahead as opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party continued its election sweep and the government promised a peaceful transition of power.

Aung San Suu Kyi’s party claimed today she has won a seat in Burma’s parliament after a landmark election, setting the stage for the pro-democracy leader to hold public office for the first time.

Aung San Suu Kyi’s political party will file a lawsuit against Burma’s ruling military government today seeking to revoke laws that bar the detained democracy leader and other opposition members from taking part in the country’s first elections in two decades.

The Burma government went back to barring reporters and diplomats from Aung San Suu Kyi’s trial today, a day after briefly allowing them inside the courtroom for the first time.