Myanmar rules out constitutional change before polls
US President Barack Obama and Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi at the end of a press conference at her residence in Yangon last Friday. Parliament has ruled out changes in law as pushed by Suu Kyi. PHOTO | AFP
On Monday, the powerful military voiced strong opposition to changes to the constitution, including clause 59f which is widely thought to have been written specifically to thwart Suu Kyi.
Next year’s elections are seen as a crucial test of the credibility of reforms begun in 2011, when the junta stepped aside to make way for a quasi-civilian regime that remains dominated by former generals.
YANGON
Myanmar’s Parliament Speaker Tuesday said the current junta-drafted constitution, which bars opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from becoming president, cannot be changed before elections in November 2015.
