JUNTA DEMOCRACY
Military members of parliament cast their votes on a draft amendment to the constitution at a session of parliament in Naypyidaw on June 25, 2015. Myanmar’s parliament on June 25 dealt a decisive blow to Aung San Suu Kyi’s hopes of amending the juntaera constitution that bars her from the presidency ahead of landmark elections, voting down a bill that would have ended the military’s effective veto on charter change.
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Military members of parliament cast their votes on a draft amendment to the constitution at a session of parliament in Naypyidaw on June 25, 2015. Myanmar’s parliament on June 25 dealt a decisive blow to Aung San Suu Kyi’s hopes of amending the juntaera constitution that bars her from the presidency ahead of landmark elections, voting down a bill that would have ended the military’s effective veto on charter change.
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Parliament move seen as blow to Suu Kyi prospects for the presidency