YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — The latest on landmark elections in Myanmar. (All times local.)
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According to the latest results from Myanmar’s election commission, Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition party needs 38 more seats to acquire a majority in the 664-member, two-house Parliament.
Elections were not held in seven constituencies, meaning a simple majority can be reached at 329 seats.
Suu Kyi’s party has won 196 seats in the lower house and 95 in the upper house for a total of 291.
More results are to be announced Thursday afternoon.
The military establishment has not formally conceded defeat but it has acknowledged the massive success of Suu Kyi’s party, and ensured that it will respect the final outcome of last Sunday’s elections.
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This story corrects the number of seats needed for majority and those won so far by Suu Kyi’s party.
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