The 2015 election proved to be a watershed moment in the history of Myanmar. It was a litmus test for Myanmar as it was the country’s first national elections that were held after a gap of almost 50 years. Its last free elections were witnessed in 1960. Though the 1990 elections did take place, but the constitutional power was never transferred to the National League for Democracy (NLD) by military Junta that reigned over the country up till now. Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD won a landslide victory, trouncing the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) and ending nearly 50 years of military rule in Myanmar.
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