Myanmar president Thein Sein has congratulated Aung San Suu Kyi as the scale of her opposition party's historic election win becomes clear and sets up a power struggle with the ruling military-backed elite.
The veteran National League for Democracy leader has called for talks with Mr Thein Sein and the head of the armed forces following Sunday’s poll triumph, which pits her overwhelming popular mandate against the authority still held by the former ruling generals.
The moves by both sides open the next phase of a battle for control in the long transition from almost 50 years of repressive military rule in the resource-rich Asian frontier market.