The Arakan National Party, the most successful of the ethnic parties in last month’s election, is staking its claim to the post of chief minister in Rakhine State where it expects the NLD to allow it to form the next government.
The ANP emerged as the single largest party in the 47-seat Rakhine assembly but fell just short of an overall majority.
U Aye Thar Aung, a member of the ANP central executive committee who was among 22 party candidates to win a seat in the Union Parliament in Nay Pyi Taw, noted that the chief minister is appointed by the president who will be nominated by the National League for Democracy.
“If the NLD appoints a chief minister from the NLD, then the members of government will also come from the NLD. So we would not be able to form a government … I think that the NLD will negotiate with us [ethnic parties] over this issue,” he told The Myanmar Times yesterday.
Despite the success of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s party in securing an absolute majority in the Union Parliament, or Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, U Aye Thar Aung said she would still need the support of ethnic parties to carry out her goals. (Courtesy of MMTimes)
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