The
electoral commission confirms Aung San Suu Kyi as the representative from
Kawhmu constituency, in Yangon state.
The
opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has won her seat in Myanmar's first free
general election in 25 years.
The
country's election commission announced 61 results for Parliament's lower
house, including Ms Suu Kyi as the winning representative from the Kawhmu
constituency.
She
drew 54,676 votes in the poll, according to the commission.
Ms
Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) party is expected to score an
overwhelming victory in the elections, which were held on the weekend.
The
chairman of Myanmar's ruling party earlier conceded defeat in the election.
Htay
Oo, the leader of the Union Solidarity and Development Party, said: "We
lost ... We do accept the results without any reservations."
The
NLD previously announced it had won 44 of the 45 lower house seats and all 12
of the upper house seats in the capital Yangon.
It
also said it won all 38 seats in Ayeyarwaddy state, all but one of the 40 in
Bago, and 11 out of 19 lower house seats and all 10 upper house seats in Mon
state.
Ms
Suu Kyi - known simply as The Lady by many - is barred from becoming president
but has said she would be the power behind the new leader.
Despite
the outcome of the election, the military is still guaranteed key ministerial
positions, can take over the government in certain circumstances and has a grip
on Myanmar's economy through holding companies.
The
US State Department said it welcomed the general election as a victory for the
country's people.
But
it cautioned it would watch for the democratic process to move forward before
making any adjustments to American sanctions.
The
election marks a huge step in Myanmar's journey from military dictatorship to
democracy and a moment Nobel peace laureate Ms Suu Kyi, who spent years under
house arrest, will savour.
The
country faces a period of uncertainty as the NLD and other emerging parties
negotiate sharing power with the armed forces, which get one-quarter of
parliament's seats under the military-drafted constitution
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