Coconuts Yangon

Supporters of Myanmar's pro-democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi gather outside National League for Democracy headquarters (NLD) in Yangon, Myanmar, November 9, 2015.

‘We voted and we feel good.’ Joy in Myanmar at democracy, at last.

November 9, 2015Global Politics

Myanmar’s opposition party, headed up by Aung San Suu Kyi, is confident of their victory in the first openly contested election in 25 years. Filmmaker Lamin Oo writes of the feeling on the street.

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