Daw Aung San Suu Kyi should never be allowed to become president by changing the constitution, according to a hard-hitting opinion piece published in the military-owned Myawady newspaper yesterday.
The column, prominently flagged on the front page of the Tatmadaw’s mouthpiece, declared that section 59(f) of the military-drafted constitution, which effectively bars the National League for Democracy leader from being head of government, should not be changed “for all eternity” out of “national interest”.
Myawady chose to publish the column on the day of the opening of the new NLD-dominated parliament amid recent speculation that the military might relent and agree to change the constitution, or waive that particular article, in order to allow Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to take on the mantle of the presidency, perhaps after a year or so. (Courtesy of Myanmar Times)
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