Thousands greet Aung San Suu Kyi for petition to change constitution

[SeaVisionBurma]

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi brought her calls for constitutional change to the nation’s capital, launching a petition campaign in Nay Pyi Taw that will push for an amendment to section 436 and could in turn allow for more sweeping reforms.

From The Myanmar Times, by Hsu Hlaing Htun and Tim McLaughlin

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi speaks at a rally in Pobbathiri (Hsu Hlaing Htun/Myanmar Times)

The National League for Democracy leader, who was recently warned by the Union Election Commission (UEC) over her comments on the military’s veto power, was met by thousands of enthusiastic supporters, many wearing anti-section 436 T-shirts, at five speaking stops around the capital.

“The existing constitution was drafted without wishes of people. So it needs to change,” Daw Aung San Suu Kyi said at the day’s first stop, in Ottarathiri township.

About 1000 people gathered later in the day under a large tree in front of the NLD office in Pobbathiri township to hear Daw Aung San Suu Kyi speak for around 15 minutes. The opposition leader exchanged banter with supporters, drawing laughs from the crowd and urging changes to the constitution that she said would be necessary for a genuine democracy.

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