Suu Kyi's party won 43 seats in the elections Myanmar

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Angon - The party led by Aung San Suu Ky won nearly all seats in elections, made ​​the main opposition group was included in the national assembly, according to official results shown on Tuesday.

National League for Democracy (NLD) won 43 seats from 44 electoral districts in which they have candidates in elections on Sunday, said the election commission announcement on state television.

Great victory that gave Suu Kyi's first seat in parliament, while the great majority will not threaten the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP).

The NLD won 37 seats in the lower house has 440 seats, along with four seats in the upper house and two in the regional council, said the results were.

A quarter of the seats reserved for elected officials without the military.

NLD losing one seat in the state of the Shan National Democratic Party won by Shan, who has strong support among the ethnic.

USDP won only one seat in one area pemiihan Sagaing, northwestern Myanmar NLD where candidates canceled their participation.

Suu Kyi's election for the political position is a recent change in the country formerly known as Burma was detained after decades of military rule that ended last year.

Myanmar's civilian government last year surprised the critics with a series of reforms such as the release of hundreds of political prisoners and opposition groups agreed to return to the country's main political currents. AFP

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Indonesia Reviewing the Russian Presidential Election 2012

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Indonesia is present along with about 685 foreign observers from various international organizations and the National Election Commission, the review team was chosen as a direct implementation of the Russian presidential elections held on 4 March.


Indonesia Election Commission chairman, H. A. Hafiz Anshary who participated attended where the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation and also the opportunity to visit several polling stations in Moscow, according to the report of the Secretary Embassy in Moscow Two Enjay Diana.


According to Hafiz Anshary, presidential elections take place very well and in accordance with common international standard, such as an open, orderly, and free.


"One of them is important to note is the use of video cameras at polling places so that the voting process can be monitored and viewed on-line," said Hafiz Anshary.


This election was followed by five presidential candidates who will serve for six years instead of four-year term as the provisions of the previous period.


Based on the results of the calculation while the General Elections Commission (KPU) Center of the Russian Federation, from 99.99 percent of the votes that have been recorded, a strong candidate Vladimir Putin who is currently serving prime minister promoted by the United Russia party gained 63.60 percent. While Gennady Zyuganov who is the Chairman of the Russian Communist Party (KPRF) gained 17.18 percent.


Other candidate, Mikhail Prokhorov of independent candidates won 7.97 percent of the vote, Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) Vladimir Zhirinovsky 6.22 percent, and the Chairman of Russia's Justice Party Sergei Mironov 3.86 percent.


Associated with the relationship biletaral Indonesia and Russia, Hafiz Anshary and Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the Russian Federation Belarus concurrently Djauhari Oratmangun agree that Russia is one of the strategic partner for Indonesia.


"Indonesia and Russia both have a mission and a great potential for good cooperation in economy, tourism, and education. Russia is a nation that has much in common with Indonesia," said Ambassador Djauhari Oratmangun.

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