Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) has won a historic majority in Myanmar's parliament, the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw. The result means the NLD will choose the country's next president.Myanmar's President Thein Sein has agreed to meet withAung San Suu Kyi as early election results point toward victory for Suu Kyi's National League of Democracy.The President's office didn't spell out when such a meeting would take place, but it congratulated Suu Kyi and the NLD on their success.
"We will wait until the ... counting of the ballots eases up and try to arrange a time to meet when it is a bit quieter," said Zaw Htay, director of the President's office.The NLD has won 256 of the 299 seats declared so far in the country's parliament, the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw.Suu Kyi won a seat in the Kawhmu constituency in Yangon, the city formerly known as Rangoon, the Union Election Commission said Wednesday.