Aung San Suu Kyi's choice of president still a mystery

Naypyidaw

AS Aung San Suu Kyi's party assumes control of Myanmar's parliament on Monday and ends more than half a century of military rule, who will lead the government and what its priorities will be remain shrouded in secrecy.

What's known is that the country's first freely elected parliament since a 1962 coup will be dominated by representatives of Ms Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD), which trounced the military-backed ruling party by a nearly 10-1 margin in November's poll. Barred from assuming the presidency herself, Ms Suu Kyi has given little hint as to who she will choose for the role or to lead key ministries.