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Possibility for Aung San Suu Kyi’s presidential candidacy? Green light to a referendum on constitutional amendments in Myanmar

By Writing: Martin Petty & Simon Webb; Additional reporting: David Brunnstrom; editing: Robert Birsel, Raissa Kasolowsky, Meredith Mazzilli, 19 February 2015
Buddhist monks and others protest against white cards that allow many Rohingyas to vote, Yangon February 11, 2015. (photo credit: REUTERS/SOE ZEYA TUN)
Buddhist monks and others protest against white cards that allow many Rohingyas to vote, Yangon February 11, 2015. (photo credit: REUTERS/SOE ZEYA TUN)
<p><span class="focusParagraph">&nbsp;</span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Myanmar's president has approved a law allowing a referendum on changes to the constitution, lawmakers said on Wednesday, a move that could eventually lift what amounts to a ban on opposition leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi from the presidency.</p>
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