Suu Kyi's party has surpassed its benchmark - a 67 percent majority - meaning it will have an outright majority in the new parliament.

Observers from the European Union’s Election Observation Mission on Tuesday refused to call the Burma’s national poll “truly genuine” given the fact that the military commands an automatic 25 percent of seats without being elected, as well as the mass disenfranchisement of Muslim candidates and Rohingya voters.

The US on Monday welcomed Burma's election as a victory for the people, and the vote appeared to raise prospects of a further lifting of US sanctions.

Tomorrow’s election won’t be a turning point towards democracy; it's another step in the military’s carefully thought-out plan, writes Mark Farmaner.

When Burma goes to the polls on 8 November, more than 10 percent of 33.5 million people officially eligible to vote won't be able to.

Thursday’s signatories will hope that the inking of the ceasefire, with its broad but stated points to address localised conflict, will provide the time needed for lengthy discussions to come.