Burma's Long Journey to Democratic Reform Begins
![U Zone Hlal Htan, discusses the many needs of the new Parliament with the head of HDP's assessment team, Justin Wein](//www.ndi.org/sites/default/files/images/2.jpg)
The House Democracy Partnership (HDP), together with NDI, traveled to Myanmar (Burma) in mid-February to meet with parliamentarians and political observers. They saw the new parliament in action in Nay Pyi Taw. After nearly 50 years of military rule, the National League for Democracy (NLD), headed by former political prisoner and Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, is now in the process of forming a new government. Historic elections that took place in November 2015 began a process that could lead to a peaceful transition from military to civilian rule. Read more »
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