Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, on Friday, threatened to boycott upcoming elections if the current country constitution remained unchanged.
Speaking to Reuters, Ms Suu Kyi said that US praise for Myanmar’s new semi-civilian government, which took power in 2011, had made it “complacent” and hindering delivering true reform.
Responding on whether her part would run in elections without a constitutional change, Ms Suu Kyi, said,
“We don’t think that boycotting is the election is the best choice. But we’re not ruling it out altogether. We are leaving our options open.”
Questioning the current president’s sincerity in reform, the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), Ms Suu Kyi added,
“Because if he had been sincere about reform, then we would be much further ahead than we are.”
Speaking to Reuters, Ms Suu Kyi said that US praise for Myanmar’s new semi-civilian government, which took power in 2011, had made it “complacent” and hindering delivering true reform.
Responding on whether her part would run in elections without a constitutional change, Ms Suu Kyi, said,
“We don’t think that boycotting is the election is the best choice. But we’re not ruling it out altogether. We are leaving our options open.”
Questioning the current president’s sincerity in reform, the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), Ms Suu Kyi added,
“Because if he had been sincere about reform, then we would be much further ahead than we are.”