In Myanmar, the ruling party led by Aung San Suu Kyi won just over half the seats in by-elections to fill 13 of the 1,171 seats in national, regional and state parliaments.

According to complete preliminary results, Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy, NLD, took seven of the 13 seats made vacant by death or resignation.

The results for Saturday’s polls showed the NLD generally retaining support in the country’s heartland, but yielding seats to parties representing ethnic minorities in the border  areas where they live.