National League for Democracy (NLD) officials said the party had reiterated its position that the Rakhine chief minister would come from the ranks of the NLD despite ANP demands it should be given the top post. Talks are to continue next week, they said.
Tensions are rising in Rakhine State over the issue. Several hundred ANP supporters demonstrated in Sittwe on March 23 to press for the chief minister to be appointed from the ANP, which won a majority of the state’s elected MPs last November with its strong defence of Rakhine’s Buddhist community.
On the request of the ANP, MPs from both sides met in Nay Pyi Taw to discuss formation of the government. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, looking tense, led the NLD team, reflecting the importance of the dispute. Their talks lasted more than an hour. (Courtesy of Myanmar Times)
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