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Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar’s influential parliamentary speaker met for key talks to outline howthe country will move from decades of military rule towards democracy after landmark polls this month. Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar’s influential parliamentary speaker have met for key talks to outline howthe country will move from decades of military rule towards democracy after landmark polls this month.
Uncertainty surrounds the handover of power in the Southeast Asian nation after Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition National League for Democracy swept to victory in the 8 November polls, the country’s first free election in 25 years. Uncertainty surrounds the handover of power in the south-east Asian nation after Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition National League for Democracy swept to victory in the 8 November polls, the country’s first free election in 25 years.
She held a closed-door meeting in the capital Naypyidaw on Wednesday with Shwe Mann, a former general with whom she has an amicable working relationship. The pair agreed to a number of shared goals that were later released in a statement by the NLD, including national reconciliation, peace and the smooth running of parliament during the country’s political transition.She held a closed-door meeting in the capital Naypyidaw on Wednesday with Shwe Mann, a former general with whom she has an amicable working relationship. The pair agreed to a number of shared goals that were later released in a statement by the NLD, including national reconciliation, peace and the smooth running of parliament during the country’s political transition.
“We are working on important matters for the country,” NLD spokesman Win Htein said. Aung San Suu Kyi has requested three “national reconciliation” discussions, including with the president and army chief.“We are working on important matters for the country,” NLD spokesman Win Htein said. Aung San Suu Kyi has requested three “national reconciliation” discussions, including with the president and army chief.
There are jitters over Myanmar’s transition, specifically over who will be the next president, a role denied to Aung San Suu Kyi by the army-drafted constitution because she married and has had children with a foreigner.There are jitters over Myanmar’s transition, specifically over who will be the next president, a role denied to Aung San Suu Kyi by the army-drafted constitution because she married and has had children with a foreigner.
Shwe Mann had at one point been tipped as a potential compromise candidate for the role, but he was ousted from the leadership of the army-backed ruling Union Solidarity and Development party in August, and then lost his constituency seat in the elections.He continues to wield influence as speaker of the combined national parliament, which reconvened this week for a lame duck session that will last until January. Shwe Mann had at one point been tipped as a potential compromise candidate for the role but he was ousted from the leadership of the army-backed ruling Union Solidarity and Development party in August, and then lost his constituency seat in the elections. He continues to wield influence as speaker of the combined national parliament, which reconvened this week for a lame duck session that will last until January.
Aung San Suu Kyi has requested talks with president Thein Sein and army chief Min Aung Hlaing to try and smooth a change of leadership that will further chip away at the military’s influence. Both men have agreed to the meetings and congratulated Aung San Suu Kyi on her party’s victory. Aung San Suu Kyi has requested talks with the president, Thein Sein, and the army chief, Min Aung Hlaing, to try and smooth a change of leadership that will further chip away at the military’s influence. Both men have agreed to the meetings and congratulated Aung San Suu Kyi on her party’s victory.
A date for talks has not been set and officials in the president’s office have indicated that it could be weeks before they can go ahead. This has jarred nerves in Myanmar, where the NLD’s 1990 electoral landslide was ignored by the then ruling junta, who held onto power for a further two decades before ceding to a quasi-civilian regime in 2011. A date for talks has not been set and officials in the president’s office have indicated that it could be weeks before they can go ahead. This has jarred nerves in Myanmar, where the NLD’s 1990 electoral landslide was ignored by the then ruling junta, who held on to power for a further two decades before ceding to a quasi-civilian regime in 2011.