Myanmar moots changing constitution which bars Suu Kyi from presidency

31 October 2014
(AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)
Myanmar's President Thein Sein held talks with opposition leader Suu Kyi and more than a dozen of the country's political and military heavyweights. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)
<p>Myanmar's parliament will consider amending the country's constitution - which currently bars opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from becoming president - ahead of crucial elections next year, an official said on Friday (Oct 31).</p><p>Suu Kyi is trying to change key sections of Myanmar's charter ahead of 2015 polls that are widely expected to be won by her National League for Democracy (NLD), if they are free and fair, after decades of disastrous military rule. The move to moot constitutional reform was discussed during unprecedented talks between President Thein Sein and his political rivals, including Suu Kyi, as well as top army brass and election officials.</p>
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