Myanmar Opposition Win Overcomes Ethnic Identity Politics

The Chin National Democratic Party went into Myanmar’s November 8 election holding four seats in the national parliament, and with five representatives in the Chin State regional legislature. When a new government forms early next year, the party will hold no seats at all, having been wiped out by Aung San Suu Kyi’s party, the National League for Democracy. Daniel de Carteret and Simon Lewis report.

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