Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is poised to win a seat in parliament and join a government that?s embracing reform, but still dominated by the military. NBC?s Ian Williams reports.
>>> we have a story about a woman who is being compared to nelson mandela , even gandhi for her bravery. the lawn longtime dissident is poised to become a member of the very government that kept her down for so many years. nbc's ian williams is there.
>> this is something few people ever expected to see in mien mar. holding posters that would have landed them in jail just a year ago in support of a woman whose quiet dignity and determination have gripped the country and the world.
>> you think you'll win?
>> for 15 of the past 23 years, her lakeside home has been a prison where she was kept isolated from family and friends. yet she never gave up hope and is now poised to win a seat in parliament and very possibly join a government that is embracing reform but is still dominated by her longtime military tormmenters.
>> i don't think i have a right or any individual has the right to say i forgive or i do not forgive.
>> the spirit has won her a legion of international admirers. she was so exhausted this week that she had to stop campaigning, and the 66-year-old said she's still feeling delicate.
>> any tough questions and i shall faint straight away.
>> accusing her opponents of intimidation ahead of sunday's polls. there's a real sense of euphoria and for all its imperfections, it represents a first step towards real change in mien mar. led by the woman who defied the generals and won the heart of her nation.
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