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February 11th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
A widely-expected win for Suu Kyi would lend strong legitimacy to the
country’s parliament, which first convened early last year and is dominated
by former generals who kept her in detention for much of the past two
decades.
The NLD won a landslide victory in an election in 1990, but the then-ruling
junta never allowed the party to take power.
Suu Kyi was a figurehead for the party’s campaign despite being under house
arrest at the time.
She was released from her latest stint in detention a few days after a
much-criticised election in 2010, and the forthcoming polls are being held
to fill places vacated by those who have since become government and deputy
ministers.
Ahead of the campaign day, Suu Kyi insisted her party – which boycotted the
2010 election – was taking nothing for granted.
“We will work very hard to win all 48 seats. It’s not a matter of
expectations, it’s a matter of hard work,” the Nobel Peace Prize winner
said.
Controversy surrounding the 2010 vote means the by-elections will be heavily
scrutinised.
But the new regime has impressed even sceptics with its reform process, which
has included signing ceasefire deals with ethnic minority rebels and
welcoming the NLD back into the political mainstream.
Observers say the government needs Suu Kyi, an international idol, on side in
order to garner support from Western powers and get the strict economic
sanctions they impose lifted.
“No one will make a single move before she gives the green light,”
said a Western diplomat.
The release of hundreds of political prisoners, a key demand of Suu Kyi and
the West, has been particularly welcomed and led the United States to begin
restoring full diplomatic relations.
On Monday, Washington also announced a waiver to allow it to support
assessments in the country by international financial institutions including
the World Bank.
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