April by-elections in Myanmar are seen as a test of recent reforms . The opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) has been campaigning against the ruling military junta since it came to power after elections last year. Other countries in the region have also been invited to send monitors . Earlier this month , state television broadcast an election campaign speech by Suu Kyi , a Nobel Peace Prize laureate , for the first time . Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her party are participating in the elections .
April by-elections in Myanmar are seen as a test of recent reforms . The opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) has been campaigning against the ruling military junta since it came to power after elections last year. Other countries in the region have also been invited to send monitors . Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her party are participating in the elections .