A doctor, a one-time driver and a personal assistant head a motley ensemble of possible picks for Myanmar’s next president, as democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi seeks a close confidante to rule in her place.
Suu Kyi, 70, is barred from Myanmar’s presidency by a constitution that thwarts her ambition to lead the country away from decades of military rule.
Instead she has vowed to rule “above” the next leader, potentially adopting a system like India’s Sonia Gandhi, who wielded huge influence over her Congress party’s administrations despite having no official government role.
Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party won a resounding victory at last November’s elections — a direct endorsement for the Nobel laureate who is the shining star of the country’s democracy movement. (Courtesy of The Manila Times Online)
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