The day after millions in Burma voted peacefully the country's first democratic election in years, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party confidently predicted victory even as results began trickling in.
Suu Kyi appeared at the National League of Democracy headquarters in Rangoon Monday, saying it was "too early" to start congratulating winners but adding "I think you all have an idea of the results."
By nightfall, hundreds of supporters of Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party had gathered on the street after voting in the landmark election in front of the party headquarters, waving red balloons, dancing, chanting and watching local election results on big-screen TVs.
Sein said Friday that the government would respect the outcome of the election, and many voters seemed eager to take him at his word.