Aung San Suu Kyi: on the crest of a ‘red wave’ - poised to be swept back into officeMyanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi arrives for an early vote in in Nay Pyi Taw on Oct 29, 2020, ahead of the general election on Sunday. “That’s why the Shan – and other ethnic communities – must support the ethnic political parties in the [forthcoming] elections,” he said. On the ground in ethnic areas support for the local ethnic parties is burgeoning. “Belonging to the ethnic political parties is their way of expressing their political desires and aspirations … It’s really amazing,” she added. So when voters go to the polls on Sunday the key question is how the voters in the ethnic areas are going to vote.

Source: Bangkok Post November 07, 2020 03:33 UTC