Myanmar is due to hold by - elections in 2018 after a series of political developments . Pro - democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her party are running in the elections . `` The two leaders agreed that such a move will boost transparency , which will add to the international goodwill that Myanmar had attracted so far , '' the association said in a statement . Suu Min 's party is putting up candidates for all 48 parliamentary seats .
Myanmar is due to hold by - elections in 2018 after a series of political developments . Pro - democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her party are running in the elections . Suu Min 's party is putting up candidates for all 48 parliamentary seats .