Suu Kyi in Myanmar parliament to take oath as lawmaker

Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi talks to reporters in the National League for Democracy Party head office in YangonNAYPYITAW, Myanmar (Reuters) – Aung San Suu Kyi, who led a nearly quarter-century struggle for democracy in Myanmar, stepped inside parliament and prepared to take her oath as a lawmaker on Wednesday, ushering in a historic new political era after years of oppressive military rule. Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy swept by-elections on April 1 but its successful candidates initially refused to take their seats because of a dispute over part of the oath relating to the constitution. …



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