Myanmar’s prominent Catholic Church leader has thanked and congratulated the citizens of his country for their commitment to democracy saying that while other parts of the world were locked in conflict and bloodshed, Myanmar stood as a beacon of hope of peaceful transition to peace. “Nearly 80% of our people, poor and the rich, the old and young fulfilled their commitment to a peaceful change of leadership. You my people are today the admiration of the world. You have led a silent revolution,” Cardinal Charles Bo, Archbishop of Yangon said in a statement following the complete results of the Nov. 8 elections.
The results of Myanmar’s first openly contested elections since 1990, gave the National League for Democracy (NLD) of Aung San Suu Kyi, an absolute majority of seats in both chambers of the national parliament, enough to ensure that its candidate would become president. While congratulating the Election Commission for ensuring largely free and fair election, the nation’s first cardinal thanked President U Thein Sein and the Army commander for recognition of the election results and showing their commitment to democracy and development of the nation.
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