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| Myanmar's NLD names presidential candidates | |
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| Myanmar's National League for Democracy (NLD) has named two candidates, as the country starts the process of selecting a new president. | |
| Correspondents say one of them, Htin Kyaw, is almost certain to be elected president by the NLD-controlled parliament. | Correspondents say one of them, Htin Kyaw, is almost certain to be elected president by the NLD-controlled parliament. |
| Although negotiations were under way, Ms Suu Kyi remains barred from the post by the military-drafted constitution. | |
| However, Ms Suu Kyi has previously said she would be "above" the president. | However, Ms Suu Kyi has previously said she would be "above" the president. |
| A third nominee will be chosen by the military. | |
| Read more: Aung Saun Suu Kyi - Power not presidency in Myanmar | Read more: Aung Saun Suu Kyi - Power not presidency in Myanmar |
| Burmese parliamentarians will decide in coming days whom among the three will be president. The two losing candidates will become vice-presidents. | |
| But correspondents say that the NLD's Htin Kyaw, who is part of Ms Suu Kyi's inner circle, is almost certain to win. | |
| The NLD won the majority of non-military seats available in parliament in last year's historic general election, which means it can effectively decide who the new president is. | |
| But the army - which controls a quarter of all parliamentary seats, remains a significant force in Burmese politics. | |
| Jonah Fisher, BBC News, Nay Pyi Taw - 'No deal' | |
| She tried right to the last. But in there was no deal. Despite a huge win in the election, Aung San Suu Kyi failed to convince the army that her destiny was the presidency. | |
| Clause 59F of the constitution which bars her because her sons have British not Burmese passports remains in place, and she has now chosen someone else. | |
| It's Htin Kyaw, a fellow Oxford graduate she's known all her life. He's a committed member of the party and was by her side when Ms Suu Kyi was released from house arrest in 2010. | |
| His most important quality may be the ability to take orders. Aung San Suu Kyi has made it clear that though she does not have the title - she will still be in charge. |