Suu Kyi could seek seat in parliament
Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi might stand for parliament in an upcoming by-election after her party re-registers itself to enter politics, a party spokesman said.
Suu Kyi has been blocked from politics and detained for long stretches of time since returning to her homeland from abroad in 1988. But the newly elected military backed civilian government recently opened up the way for Suu Kyi.
Asked by Reuters a month ago if she would stand in a by-election if the law was amended, the 66-year old Suu Kyi said she would have to get the approval of her party's central executive committee.
Asked if Suu Kyi herself would stand in a by-election after the party's re-registration, NLD spokesman Nyan Win said: "I think she will and I personally want her to."
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