Barring Opposition Aung San Suu Kyi from standing for President.
14 06 2014
Myanmar, a Parliamentary Committee has voted to retain a
constitutional clause barring Opposition Leader Aung San Suu Kyi from
standing for President. The clause bans those with non-Myanmar partners
or children from running. Ms Suu Kyi’s late husband and two children are
British citizens.
Parliament must still vote on the ruling before it is final. Ms Suu Kyi has spent most of the last two decades under house arrest but was released in 2010. The next general election in Myanmar is due to take place in 2015. Ms Suu Kyi’s party, the National League for Democracy, is expected to do well, but may have to campaign knowing that she cannot become President.
Parliament must still vote on the ruling before it is final. Ms Suu Kyi has spent most of the last two decades under house arrest but was released in 2010. The next general election in Myanmar is due to take place in 2015. Ms Suu Kyi’s party, the National League for Democracy, is expected to do well, but may have to campaign knowing that she cannot become President.
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