Myanmar’s National League for Democracy: From Opposition to Office One Year On by Cook, Alistair David Blair

“…It saw the National League for Democracy under the chair of Aung San Suu Kyi forming the new government. …”
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The India-Myanmar Relationship: New Directions after a Change of Governments? by Pierre Gottschlich

“…While there have been signs of a new foreign policy approach towards its eastern neighbour on the part of India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, it remains to be seen if the government of Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy will substantially alter Myanmar’s course on an international level. …”
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Forced Evictions as Urban Planning? Traces of Colonial Land Control Practices in Yangon, Myanmar by Elizabeth Rhoads

“…Recent actions and pronouncements by the current government suggest that further forced evictions will occur and the National League for Democracy (NLD) will continue to follow colonial precedents in state policies towards forced evictions and the urban poor.…”
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Why has Myanmar not achieved democratization? A comparative case study of Myanmar and South Korea by Lim, Samantha Si En

“…Since 1962, Myanmar has been governed under the military, the Tatmadaw, until the 2015 elections when the National League for Democracy party won. However, Myanmar struggled to sustain democracy and eventually returned to military rule following the 2021 military coup. …”
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Beneath the war helmet : civil-military relations through the eyes of the Tatmadaw by Swan, Ye Tun

“…Until the National League for Democracy (NLD)’s victory in the 2015 election, the country had been ruled either a military backed party or direct military rule with no meaningful opposition to their policies. …”
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