Suu Kyi's "soft dictatorship," one year after Myanmar's election

Suu Kyi's "soft dictatorship," one year after Myanmar's election

Photo taken Oct. 27, 2016, in Yangon, Myanmar, shows the new headquarters of Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party. The country marks one year on Nov. 8 since a historic general election in 2015 which saw the NLD win by a landslide, effectively ending decades of military or military-backed rule in the county. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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