#MadeYouLook #Monday: Daw #AungSanSuuKyi- Fight The Battle Ms Suu Kyi has conceded that despite intense lobbying Myanmars quasi civilian government will refuse to abolish a constitutional clause barring her from the presidency before the elections that are seen as a crucial test of the countrys move towards a freer and open society after almost 50 years of often-brutal military rule. The clause specifically directed at Ms Suu Kyi bars anyone from becoming president who has a spouse or child who is a citizen of a foreign country. Ms Suu Kyis late husband was #British and their two children hold British passports. Many of Ms. Suu Kyis supporters, who like her, were persecuted for years by the former #junta, will be disappointed she will not have the opportunity to become president of the country that her father Aung San led to independence before being assassinated in 1947. The constitution cannot be amended in time but Aung San Suu Kyi would be happy with being head of the parliament. The next opportunity for Ms Suu Kyi to seek to become president would be in 2020 when she would be in her mid-70s. By the next election they hope to repair the constitution. #NOTV #Naypyidaw #Myanmar #Yangon #Mandalay #Mawlamyine #Pathein
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 03:22:04 +0000
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