Suu Kyi's party secures enough seats to form new Myanmar gov't

Myanmar's ruling party led by Aung San Suu Kyi has captured enough seats in parliament to retain power, according to official results of last weekend's general election released Friday.The Union Election Commission said that of the 473 seats for which results have been released so far, the National League for Democracy has taken 396, a figure well over what it needs to form the new government.The commission has just three more seats to be announced.The NLD needed at least 322 seats to retain its majority in parliament.The military-backed main opposition Union Solidarity and Development Part…READ FULL ARTICLE