Presidential permutations still a mystery in Myanmar
Yangon
AS the military-dominated Parliament cedes power to Aung San Suu Kyi's pro-democracy party, one fundamental question remains unanswered: who will be Myanmar's next president?
Ms Suu Kyi is the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party and, armed with a massive popular mandate from November's election, she is the natural choice to lead the country. But the democracy figurehead is barred from the presidency by a junta-era constitution. "The Lady", as she is known in Myanmar, has sought to sidestep that problem by vowing to rule "above" a proxy leader, whose identity remains a mystery.
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