Question: Nobel winner Aung San Suu Kyi who has received an absolute majority in the general elections in Myanmar belongs to which party?
(a) Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP)
(b) National League for Democracy (NLD)
(c) Arakan National Party (ANP)
(d) Taaung National Party (TNP)
Ans (b)
Related facts:
- On November 8, 2015 national general elections were held in Myanmar.
- Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) has achieved a landslide victory in Myanmar after general elections on 8 November.
- According to union Election commission of Myanmar in 224-member upper house out of 168 seats on which election were held NLD (NLD) won 135 seats.
- In the 440-member lower house out of 330 seats on which election were held NLD achieved landslide victory by winning 255 seats.
- Myanmar’s current government term expires in March 2016.
- The first session of the new parliament will be in January 2016, and will choose the new president in February.
Reference:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_general_election,_2015
http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/election-2015/live-blog.html