Myanmar opposition seeks Australian support for constitutional reform push
By 25 March 2014
<p>A visit to Australia by a key figure in Myanmar's Opposition party
the National League for Democracy indicates the strength of the push
towards constitutional reform the Party of Aung San Suu Kyi is becoming
involved in internationally.</p><p>With elections due in 2015 as the
Constitution stands Ms Suu Kyi cannot run because family members are
citizens of another country. </p><p>Additionally, 25 per cent of the seats in parliament are reserved for the military.</p><p>The
leading member of the NLD's Committee for Legal Affairs and the
Constitutional Amendment Committee, U Htay Oo, has travelled to
Australia and spoken to members of the Australian Parliament's Foreign
Affairs Defence and Trade Committee.</p> ,
Read the full article here: Radio Australia
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