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.

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Thousands of supporters in Burma’s countryside cheered opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi today as she made a political tour ahead of by-elections, highlighting how quickly and dramatically politics is changing in the long-repressed south-east Asian nation.

Ecstatic cheers of “Long Live Aung San Suu Kyi!” echoed through the streets of Rangoon as Burma’s best-known woman registered her candidacy for a parliamentary by-election.