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Hans India, Yangon (PTI): Myanmar’s democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi plans to run in upcoming by-elections, her spokesman said today, days after her party decided to rejoin the official political arena. The National League for Democracy (NLD) move Friday to end its boycott of the political process came on the same day the military-dominated government received
a seal of approval from Washington for a string of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks at a ceremony to mark the country's National Day at the National League for Democracy party's head office in Yangon on 20 November 2011. Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters “Daw Suu said she intends to take part in the election,” said Nyan Win, spokesman for the NLD. Daw is a term of respect in Myanmar. Suu Kyi hinted that she would stand for office at a meeting of party delegates Friday, when they decided to re-register as a political party and contest elections after boycotting last year’s vote -
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Myanmar’s first in 20 years. There are 48 parliamentary seats available but no polling dates have been set for by-elections. After speaking directly to Nobel laureate Suu Kyi for the first time, in a call from Air Force One, US President Barack Obama said Hillary Clinton would next month become the first US secretary of state to visit Myanmar for 50 years. Attending an Asian summit in Indonesia, Obama said Clinton’s 1-2 December trip was designed to stoke “flickers” of democratic reform in a country that for decades has been blighted by military rule and international isolation.Source: The Hans India
