New Parties Gain Little Traction in Shadow of Myanmar Ruling Party

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New Parties Gain Little Traction in Shadow of Myanmar Ruling Party

Myanmar’s new political parties fared more poorly than they had hoped in this month’s  elections, winning no seats at the national level in a landslide victory for the ruling party — a showing analysts put down to coronavirus campaign restrictions and the insurmountable influence of leader Aung San Suu Kyi.Nearly 90 political parties put forward candidates for seats in state, regional, and national parliaments in the Nov. 8 vote. But the widely …