Unofficial count gives Suu Kyi’s party victory in Myanmar

Aung San Suu Kyi’s party had been largely expected to win (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)

Myanmar’s ruling National League for Democracy party, led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, has won an absolute majority of seats in parliament in the election, according to an unofficial tabulation of the vote.

The official results of Sunday’s election posted online by the state Union Election Commission lagged far behind, but also showed the advantage going to the NLD.