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| Myanmar brings forward presidential vote | Myanmar brings forward presidential vote |
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| The vote to appoint a new president in Myanmar has been brought forward by a week, to 10 March. | The vote to appoint a new president in Myanmar has been brought forward by a week, to 10 March. |
| The move likely means an end to negotiations on whether the constitution could be amended so Aung San Suu Kyi could take the top job. | The move likely means an end to negotiations on whether the constitution could be amended so Aung San Suu Kyi could take the top job. |
| Ms Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) won a general election landslide victory in November and will take office at the end of the month. | Ms Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) won a general election landslide victory in November and will take office at the end of the month. |
| But she is barred by the constitution from being the president. | But she is barred by the constitution from being the president. |
| A clause, widely seen as having been included to target her, means anyone who has foreign children cannot take the post. | A clause, widely seen as having been included to target her, means anyone who has foreign children cannot take the post. |
| She has consistently said she will effectively lead the country anyway. | She has consistently said she will effectively lead the country anyway. |
| 'Preferred candidate' | |
| The new president will be elected by the upper and lower house from a list of three candidates put forward by MPs. | The new president will be elected by the upper and lower house from a list of three candidates put forward by MPs. |
| The original date for the vote had been 17 March, which was seen as giving time for the NLD to negotiate with the military about a possible change to, or suspension of, the constitution. | |
| But the BBC's Jonah Fisher in Yangon says several meetings between Ms Suu Kyi and the army commander-in-chief appear to have yielded little result. Bringing the date forward by a week effectively closes the window for further talks, he adds. | But the BBC's Jonah Fisher in Yangon says several meetings between Ms Suu Kyi and the army commander-in-chief appear to have yielded little result. Bringing the date forward by a week effectively closes the window for further talks, he adds. |
| The NLD dominates both houses after taking 80% of contested seats in the election. But the military, which ran Myanmar for decades, still has an automatic 25% of all seats. | The NLD dominates both houses after taking 80% of contested seats in the election. But the military, which ran Myanmar for decades, still has an automatic 25% of all seats. |
| The new president, says our correspondent, is still certain to be Ms Suu Kyi's preferred candidate, likely to be one of her trusted aides. | The new president, says our correspondent, is still certain to be Ms Suu Kyi's preferred candidate, likely to be one of her trusted aides. |
| NLD official Win Htein told the BBC the party would now focus on trying to change the constitution from within. | |
| "Aung San Suu Kyi will still become president anyhow. It's only the matter of sooner or later," he said. |