Myanmar transitions to democracy<br /> The first democratically-elected government for 50 years<br /> <br /> <br /> Military retain control of key ministries<br /> <br /> <br /><br /> The news<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Hundreds of deputies are voting in Myanmar’s first democratically-elected government for more than 50 years.<br /> <br /><br /> #Myanmar's new parliament starts 1st session, elects speaker of lower house https://t.co/mrJXf0×9fI pic.twitter.com/8GmthCgMQ0— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) February 1, 2016<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> New era dawns as Suu Kyi's party strides into Myanmar parliament https://t.co/RwRwAA7pjl pic.twitter.com/ayAeStJ1Qp— AFP news agency (@AFP) February 1, 2016<br /> <br /> <br /><br /> The majority of those gathered are from Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD), which won 80% of the seats in the election in November.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Myanmar parliament begins new session as question of presidency lingershttps://t.co/r1WvjMGIde pic.twitter.com/tYodh00WJt— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) February 1, 2016<br /> <br /> <br /><br /> However, a quarter of seats are reserved f
