The first results in this year’s Burmese general election have been announced.
At just after 3pm local time, Burma’s Union Election Commission (UEC) Chairman Tin Aye announced the results of 12 Lower House constituencies (all in and around Rangoon) and four regional assemblies.
NLD won all 12 Lower House seats: Latha; Seikkan; Insein; Yankin; Thaketa; Dawpon; Pazundaung; Ahlone; Lanmadaw; Kamayut; Dagon; and Tamwe.
In the regional parliaments, the NLD won three seats: Latha-1; Latha-2; and Seikkan-2, while the USDP won one seat: Seikkan-1.
[related]