Published: 18:18, November 17, 2020 | Updated: 11:06, June 5, 2023
Myanmar's ruling party pledges to fulfill needs, aspirations
By Xinhua

Supporters of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party celebrate with a cut-out figure of Myanmar state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon on Nov 10, 2020. (SAI AUNG MAIN / AFP)

YANGON - Myanmar's ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) pledged on Tuesday to fulfill the needs and aspirations of people after winning in general elections which were held on Nov 8.

The National League for Democracy party won a sweeping victory by grabbing majority of seats in three levels of parliament in this year's general elections

The NLD party said in its first message to the public after result announcements of general elections that it will continue implementing its three goals mentioned in the election manifesto, to strive for ethnic affairs and internal peace, a constitution that can create a democratic federal union, and sustainable development and security.

The party also committed to be dutiful in response to the trust and support of people to the party in the general elections, saying that the party managed to achieve public support for over 30 years since 1990 general elections.

The NLD party won a sweeping victory by grabbing majority of seats in three levels of parliament in this year's general elections.

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According to a result announcement by the Union Election Commission on Sunday, the NLD party secured 920 seats, out of 1,117 contested parliamentary seats in the elections.

The party won 396 seats in the two Houses of the Union Parliament, passing the target seats to form a new government while securing 501 seats in the Regional or State Parliaments and 23 ethnic minority seats in the Regional or State Parliaments, respectively.

The ruling party won over 83 percent of all constituencies contested in the 2020 general elections, up from 80 percent in 2015 elections while the party won over 95 percent of the contested seats in 2012 by-elections and over 82 percent in 1990 elections, according to the party's message to the public.