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Aung San Suu Kyi meets president and army chief in transition talks Aung San Suu Kyi meets president and army chief in transition talks
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Aung San Suu Kyi, whose party won a massive victory in Myanmar's landmark elections last month, has met President Thein Sein to discuss the handover.Aung San Suu Kyi, whose party won a massive victory in Myanmar's landmark elections last month, has met President Thein Sein to discuss the handover.
She will also meet army chief Min Aung Hlaing in the capital Nay Pyi Taw.She will also meet army chief Min Aung Hlaing in the capital Nay Pyi Taw.
Both men have pledged to assist in a smooth transfer of power putting an end to decades of military-backed rule.Both men have pledged to assist in a smooth transfer of power putting an end to decades of military-backed rule.
However, Ms Suu Kyi is constitutionally barred from becoming president and the army retains a quarter of seats in the upper and lower houses of parliament.However, Ms Suu Kyi is constitutionally barred from becoming president and the army retains a quarter of seats in the upper and lower houses of parliament.
Myanmar's constitution bars anyone with foreign national children from becoming president and Ms Suu Kyi's sons have British passports. However, she has repeatedly said that she will be above the person she nominates for the role.Myanmar's constitution bars anyone with foreign national children from becoming president and Ms Suu Kyi's sons have British passports. However, she has repeatedly said that she will be above the person she nominates for the role.
A spokesman for Mr Thein Sein said the discussion with Ms Suu Kyi lasted 45 minutes and focused on how to achieve a peaceful transition of power.A spokesman for Mr Thein Sein said the discussion with Ms Suu Kyi lasted 45 minutes and focused on how to achieve a peaceful transition of power.
Ye Htut told the BBC's Jonah Fisher that she did not broach the subject of changing the constitution to allow her to become president, nor was there any discussion around who the next president might be.Ye Htut told the BBC's Jonah Fisher that she did not broach the subject of changing the constitution to allow her to become president, nor was there any discussion around who the next president might be.
She led the National League for Democracy (NLD) to a landslide victory in 8 November polls. Her National League for Democracy (NLD) won about 80% of the seats up for election in the 8 November.
Despite hundreds of thousands of people, such as the stateless Muslim Rohingya minority, being denied voting rights, the elections were the most democratic in Myanmar in 25 years.Despite hundreds of thousands of people, such as the stateless Muslim Rohingya minority, being denied voting rights, the elections were the most democratic in Myanmar in 25 years.
The NLD won about 80% of the seats in parliament, under the country's first-past-the-post, constituency-based electoral system.
Ms Suu Kyi reached out to the president, parliament speaker and army chief for talks after the elections but full details of these talks are not expected to be released for some time.Ms Suu Kyi reached out to the president, parliament speaker and army chief for talks after the elections but full details of these talks are not expected to be released for some time.
The current parliamentary session ends in January. After that the new NLD-dominated parliament session, where they will choose a new speaker before selecting two vice-presidents and a president, will begin.The current parliamentary session ends in January. After that the new NLD-dominated parliament session, where they will choose a new speaker before selecting two vice-presidents and a president, will begin.
The army's quota of a quarter of the seats in both the upper and lower house of parliament, means that parties without military backing like the NLD must have two-thirds of the seats in order to control both houses of parliament and choose the next president The army's quota of a quarter of the seats in both the upper and lower house of parliament, means that parties without military backing like the NLD must have two-thirds of the seats to control both houses of parliament and choose the next president
The army ruled Myanmar, also known as Burma, with an iron fist from 1962 until 2011. In 2011, a military-backed civilian government came into power led by Thein Sein.The army ruled Myanmar, also known as Burma, with an iron fist from 1962 until 2011. In 2011, a military-backed civilian government came into power led by Thein Sein.