<p>   u00a0</p>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   &quot;It&#39;s usual that NLD members and supporters are happy at this moment,&quot; she said in a statement.u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   &quot;But words, behaviour and actions that can harm and sadden other parties and people must be avoided completely. I would like all NLD members to ensure that the victory of the people is a dignified victory,&quot; she added.u00a0</div>  <div>   u00a0</div>  <div>   <img alt="Aung San Suu Kyi" src="/imagedata/2012/apr/Suu-Kyi-200.jpg" style="width: 200px; height: 237px; " /></div>  <p class="caption">   Aung San Suu Kyi</p>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   If confirmed, the win would mark a dramatic reversal in the political fortunes of the veteran activist, who was locked up by the former junta for most of the past 22 years.u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   Official results were expected within a week. Observers says Myanmar&#39;s quasi-civilian government needs Suu Kyi to take a place in parliament to bolster the legitimacy of its political system and spur an easing of Western sanctions against the regime.u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   But even if her party were to win all 44 seats it contested in Sunday&#39;s by-elections, it would not tip the balance of power in a parliament dominated by the military and its political allies.</div>

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi hailed a "victory of the people" after her National League for Democracy (NLD) party declared she had won a seat in parliament for the first time. 

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