As reported by the Washington Post, Wednesday, January 18, 2012, Suu Kyi was enrolled in the General Election Commission office Thanlyn. He signed up to become a member of parliament from Kawhmu, a poor region in the south of Rangoon hit by Cyclone Nargis in 2008.
Suu Kyi's name is known as a symbol of democracy after more than 20 years under house arrest on the previous junta government. His supporters welcomed the decision the bells and whistles. Earlier, His party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), decided not to take part in elections.
Decree of the NLD and Aung San Suu Kyi to participate in elections was taken after they assess the new civilian government in a serious reform.
Since taking office in March last year, the new government has freed thousands of political prisoners and sign a truce with ethnic groups. In addition, the government also began to open a dialogue with the NLD and the increasing freedom of the press.
So far, the NLD has registered 44 candidates to compete for 48 seats in parliament. Although the NLD won all of the seats, their influence in parliament remained insignificant. Because the majority of seats, or about 440 seats have been occupied by members of the military, the former junta.
Although it does not have many seats, but presence of NLD in parliament is a historic breakthrough in Myanmar. Because for the first time, Myanmar democracy party can have a voice in determining the rate of the Myanmar government.
