Wednesday, 9 March 2016

The NLD’s rocky road to reform (Helen James, ANU, East Asia Forum)

Parliament members of National League for Democracy (NLD) party attend a meeting with Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi (not pictured) in the Parliament, Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 1 March 2016. (Photo: AAP)

The National League for Democracy (NLD) won Myanmar’s national election on 8 November 2015 with an overwhelming majority, but formidable challenges lie ahead. When the NLD officially take over the reins of government on 31 March 2016 they will learn that winning an election, forming a viable government and holding onto power for the next five years of the electoral term are very different entities.

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