Suu Kyi to contest parliament seat NAYPYITAW, Myanmar, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will contest for a parliamentary seat in the April by-election, her party confirmed Tuesday. A spokesman for Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party told reporters the opposition leader would seek one of the 48 seats that will be contested in the elections, The New York Times reported. Her decision comes after the new military-backed civilian government in the country, formerly called Burma, approved the party's participation. The NLD had previously been struck off from the list of approved parties after it boycotted the November 2010 general elections called by the military junta that had ruled the country for decades. Following those elections, Suu Kyi was released from years of house arrest. The new government has since put in place a number of reforms and maintained contacts with Suu Kyi, the Times said. At a news conference last week, Suu Kyi said she would like to see more reforms including the release of more political prisoners and the holding of free and fair by-elections.