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Aung San Suu Kyi’s Nominee Moves Closer to Presidency

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In Myanmar’s lower house of parliament Friday, Htin Kyaw, an unelected retired bureaucrat from the National League for Democracy (NDL), trounced the country’s incumbent vice president, Sai Mauk Kham, in first-round balloting to move a step closer to the presidency. Htin Kyaw outpaced Sai Mauk Kham 274 to 29 in first-round balloting. It is the latest exercise in democracy as Aung San Suu Kyi’s party prepares to take the reins of government from President Thein Sein in a ceremony...

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