New idea floated to allow NLD leader to assume presidency
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A new idea has been presented that would allow Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to get around a constitutional provision that bars her from the presidency.
The proposal appears to be gaining ground and has now received the backing of a former senior military officer serving as an MP for the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), which was crushed by the National League for Democracy in last month’s elections.