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| Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi: NLD has won election majority | Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi: NLD has won election majority |
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| Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi has told the BBC she believes her party has won a parliamentary majority, in her first interview since the historic elections. | Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi has told the BBC she believes her party has won a parliamentary majority, in her first interview since the historic elections. |
| Early results point to a sweeping victory for her National League for Democracy (NLD), but final official results will not be known for days. | Early results point to a sweeping victory for her National League for Democracy (NLD), but final official results will not be known for days. |
| The election was seen as the most democratic in Myanmar for 25 years. | The election was seen as the most democratic in Myanmar for 25 years. |
| In an interview with the BBC's Fergal Keane, Ms Suu Kyi said the polls were not fair but "largely free". | |
| She said there had been "areas of intimidation". | She said there had been "areas of intimidation". |
| A quarter of Myanmar's 664 parliamentary seats are set aside for the army, and for the NLD to have the winning majority it will need at least two-thirds of the contested seats. | A quarter of Myanmar's 664 parliamentary seats are set aside for the army, and for the NLD to have the winning majority it will need at least two-thirds of the contested seats. |
| But Ms Suu Kyi told the BBC that her party has surpassed that, and has won around 75%. | But Ms Suu Kyi told the BBC that her party has surpassed that, and has won around 75%. |
| The military-backed Union Solidarity Development Party (USDP) has been in power in Myanmar since 2011 when the country began its transition from decades of military rule to a civilian government. | The military-backed Union Solidarity Development Party (USDP) has been in power in Myanmar since 2011 when the country began its transition from decades of military rule to a civilian government. |
| Fergal Keane, BBC News, Yangon | Fergal Keane, BBC News, Yangon |
| Aung San Suu Kyi was brimming with confidence. This was a leader who strongly sensed her hour had come. | Aung San Suu Kyi was brimming with confidence. This was a leader who strongly sensed her hour had come. |
| "The times have changed, the people have changed," she said. | "The times have changed, the people have changed," she said. |
| On the vexing question of the presidency from which she is constitutionally barred, she repeated she would make the big decisions while a colleague holds the post, joking: "A rose by another name." | On the vexing question of the presidency from which she is constitutionally barred, she repeated she would make the big decisions while a colleague holds the post, joking: "A rose by another name." |
| We met in the garden of the house where she had spent so many years under house arrest and where I first interviewed her 20 years ago. | We met in the garden of the house where she had spent so many years under house arrest and where I first interviewed her 20 years ago. |
| From the symbol of an embattled and then fragile democracy movement she has become the steely leader of a government in waiting. | From the symbol of an embattled and then fragile democracy movement she has become the steely leader of a government in waiting. |
| Follow Fergal on Twitter | Follow Fergal on Twitter |
| 'Delaying intentionally' | 'Delaying intentionally' |
| Results from Sunday's election are slowly being announced. The election commission says the NLD has taken 78 of the 88 seats announced so far for the 440-seat lower house of parliament. | Results from Sunday's election are slowly being announced. The election commission says the NLD has taken 78 of the 88 seats announced so far for the 440-seat lower house of parliament. |
| NLD spokesman Win Htein has accused the election commission of "delaying intentionally" the release of results, saying "they are trying to be crooked". | NLD spokesman Win Htein has accused the election commission of "delaying intentionally" the release of results, saying "they are trying to be crooked". |
| Whichever party wins, Ms Suu Kyi cannot be chosen as president because the constitution blocks people with foreign offspring from holding the post. | Whichever party wins, Ms Suu Kyi cannot be chosen as president because the constitution blocks people with foreign offspring from holding the post. |
| She has always said she would lead the country anyway. | She has always said she would lead the country anyway. |
| On Tuesday she said she would find a president as required, but "that won't stop me from making all the decisions as the leader of the winning party". | On Tuesday she said she would find a president as required, but "that won't stop me from making all the decisions as the leader of the winning party". |
| When asked if this was fair, she said: "I believe in transparency and accountability... it works much better if I'm open about it if I tell the people." | When asked if this was fair, she said: "I believe in transparency and accountability... it works much better if I'm open about it if I tell the people." |
| Clause 58 of the country's constitution states that the president "takes precedence over all other persons" in Myanmar, also known as Burma. | Clause 58 of the country's constitution states that the president "takes precedence over all other persons" in Myanmar, also known as Burma. |
| The selection of the president is not expected to take place until at least February. | The selection of the president is not expected to take place until at least February. |
| Myanmar's historic election | Myanmar's historic election |
| Four possible outcomes from a crucial election | Four possible outcomes from a crucial election |
| Aung San Suu Kyi: international symbol of peaceful resistance | Aung San Suu Kyi: international symbol of peaceful resistance |
| 'Abandoned people': What rights do the Rohingya Muslims have? | 'Abandoned people': What rights do the Rohingya Muslims have? |
| Elections explained: Why does this vote matter? | Elections explained: Why does this vote matter? |
| Decision-making in the Delta: Jonathan Head on the small but crucial town of Hinthada | Decision-making in the Delta: Jonathan Head on the small but crucial town of Hinthada |
| About 30 million people were eligible to vote in Sunday's election in Myanmar. Turnout was estimated at about 80%. | About 30 million people were eligible to vote in Sunday's election in Myanmar. Turnout was estimated at about 80%. |
| But hundreds of thousands of people - including minority Rohingya Muslims, who are not recognised as citizens - were also denied voting rights, raising concerns about the fairness of the poll. | But hundreds of thousands of people - including minority Rohingya Muslims, who are not recognised as citizens - were also denied voting rights, raising concerns about the fairness of the poll. |
| Ms Suu Kyi, whose party like many others did not field a Muslim candidate, has been criticised by some for failing to speak up more for Muslims, who have been targeted by ultra-nationalist Buddhist groups. | Ms Suu Kyi, whose party like many others did not field a Muslim candidate, has been criticised by some for failing to speak up more for Muslims, who have been targeted by ultra-nationalist Buddhist groups. |
| She told the BBC that an NLD government would protect Muslims, and added that those who inflame hatred should face prosecution. | She told the BBC that an NLD government would protect Muslims, and added that those who inflame hatred should face prosecution. |
| She said: "Prejudice is not removed easily and hatred is not going to removed easily... I'm confident the great majority of the people want peace… they do not want to live on a diet of hate and fear." | She said: "Prejudice is not removed easily and hatred is not going to removed easily... I'm confident the great majority of the people want peace… they do not want to live on a diet of hate and fear." |