Myanmar

Democratic new beginning in Myanmar

For the first time since more than 55 years in Myanmar, a freely elected Parliament met. Nobel peace prize winner Suu Kyi was as a member of sworn in, from the election of the President remains barred.

Almost three months after the great electoral victory of Nobel peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi has for the first time the new Parliament of Myanmar meet. The 70-Year-old had with her national League for democracy (NLD) in the
Elections in November
the absolute majority in both chambers and won. Until the end of March she now has the time, the government form.

The most important item of the agenda on this historic day was the election of the speaker. The necessary majority of votes, could the NLD MP Win Myint, a close Confidant of Suu Kyi, to unite. “Today is a day to be proud of Myanmar’s political history and the democratic Transition,” said Win Myint after the vote.

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The highest office in the state remains your still denied

With voltage is in March, the election of a new President expected. This election is Suu Kyi, however, according to the still from the military-written Constitution of the candidacy is excluded, because the father of her two children to foreigners. The prominent Oppositionspolitikerin but has announced a Familiar than their governors in the Supreme office of state, and could also try to change the Constitution to make himself President.

However, in control of the military to continue important ministries and, according to the Constitution, 25 percent of the deputies in the Parliament. Experts warn that the NLD in front of huge challenges. Many of their members have no political experience and voters expect that the new government rapidly to its promise on political change and economic development in the impoverished Southeast Asian state is redeeming.

In the year 1962 had the army, the last democratically elected Parliament was overthrown and the Affairs of state the country adopted. About a victory of the NLD in 1990, the military boundaries. That is why it was long not clear if the result of the recent vote would acknowledge.

bri/gri (afp,dpa, epd)