SNLD general secretary tipped for Myanmar’s vice presidency

SNLD general secretary tipped for Myanmar’s vice presidency



YANGON: -- An official of the National League for Democracy has confirmed that the party will allocate a vice presidential position to the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy, The Myanmar Times reported.

The official, who asked not to be named, also said the NLD would nominate one of its own members as chief minister of Shan State, but the SNLD is likely to be given cabinet positions in the state government.

Nominations for the presidency are expected on March 10. The upper and lower houses of the national parliament, which are both controlled by the NLD, will nominate one candidate each, while the military will nominate a third. One will become president and the other two vice presidents.

SNLD general secretary U Sai Nyunt Lwin is the favourite to get the vice presidency, with party leader U Khun Tun Oo ineligible due to his daughter holding foreign citizenship.

The NLD official said he expected U Sai Nyunt Lwin to become vice president but could not confirm the information.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/154236


-- Thai PBS 2016-03-09