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| Suu Kyi 'will be above president' if NLD wins Myanmar election | Suu Kyi 'will be above president' if NLD wins Myanmar election |
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| Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has said she would be "above the president" if her National League for Democracy wins Sunday's election. | Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has said she would be "above the president" if her National League for Democracy wins Sunday's election. |
| The NLD is widely expected to do well in the election, but Ms Suu Kyi is banned from taking the role of president by the constitution. | The NLD is widely expected to do well in the election, but Ms Suu Kyi is banned from taking the role of president by the constitution. |
| The BBC's Jonah Fisher in Yangon says her comment was her strongest assertion yet that she intends to govern anyway. | The BBC's Jonah Fisher in Yangon says her comment was her strongest assertion yet that she intends to govern anyway. |
| The elections will be Myanmar's first openly contested polls in 25 years. | The elections will be Myanmar's first openly contested polls in 25 years. |
| More than 90 parties are standing in the first national elections since a nominally civilian government took power in 2011. | More than 90 parties are standing in the first national elections since a nominally civilian government took power in 2011. |
| On the campaign trail: the BBC's Jonathan Head in the town of Hinthada | |
| Ms Suu Kyi told the news conference in Yangon, her last before polls open: "I will be above the president. It's a very simple message." | Ms Suu Kyi told the news conference in Yangon, her last before polls open: "I will be above the president. It's a very simple message." |
| She said there was nothing in the constitution which prevented this. | She said there was nothing in the constitution which prevented this. |
| Clause 58 in Myanmar's constitution, however, states that the president "takes precedence over all other persons" in the country. | |
| Ms Suu Kyi cannot be president herself as her sons hold British passports. | |
| Ms Suu Kyi criticised the electoral process so far, saying it had been less than totally free and fair and that the electoral commission had failed to deal with irregularities. | |
| She also briefly touched on the Rohingya, the persecuted mostly Muslim minority who Myanmar says are not citizens and who do not have a vote. | She also briefly touched on the Rohingya, the persecuted mostly Muslim minority who Myanmar says are not citizens and who do not have a vote. |
| Ms Suu Kyi has been criticised for not speaking out on the issue, but in her news conference, she said the situation should not be exaggerated. | Ms Suu Kyi has been criticised for not speaking out on the issue, but in her news conference, she said the situation should not be exaggerated. |
| The constitution of Myanmar, also known as Burma, grants the military at least 25% of parliamentary seats. | The constitution of Myanmar, also known as Burma, grants the military at least 25% of parliamentary seats. |
| The NLD and any allies will need to win at least two-thirds of the remaining seats in order to choose the next president. | The NLD and any allies will need to win at least two-thirds of the remaining seats in order to choose the next president. |