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Myanmar opposition leader to hold meeting with party's elected parliament representatives

Xinhua, November 16, 2015 Adjust font size:

Leadership of Myanmar opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) will meet with the party's elected parliament representatives.

According to a statement of NLD's Central Executive Committee (CEC) on Monday, chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi will meet the party's elected parliamentary representatives from three regions and one state.

The high-level meeting, which will be the first of the NLD after its landslide winning in the Nov. 8 general election, is expected to outline tasks by its elected parliament representatives before taking over from the current parliament expired on Jan. 30, 2016.

Suu Kyi herself also won as a representative re-elected to the House of Representatives (Lower House) of the next parliament.

NLD won 880 parliamentary seats or 77.3 percent out of a total of 1,139 at three levels in the next term of parliament, shared by 254 or 79 percent in the House of Representatives (Lower House), 135 or 80 percent in the House of Nationalities (Upper House) and 474 or 75.7 percent in the Region or State Parliament as well as 17 ethnic representatives to the Region or State Parliament.

As NLD has secured 389 seats or 80 percent as absolute majority in the two Houses which make up the Union Parliament, the party is strong enough to gain rights to form new government independently under the constitution.

NLD Chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi was restricted to become president due to her family status which involves foreign citizenship under the constitution.

Despite possessing the rights and decision to nominate the president of the new term of government, the NLD is yet to disclose the person selected for the presidency. Endit