David Scott Mathieson is an independent analyst based in Yangon.
Myanmar's multiparty elections resulted in a singular outcome: the landslide return of the ruling National League for Democracy and its widely revered leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Results announced a day after the Nov. 8 poll appear to give the NLD a repeat of its stunning 2015 victory, winning most of the Myanmar heartland regions and Yangon, the commercial capital.
