Myanmar leadership considers amending constitution, limiting military veto power

Myanmar leadership considers amending constitution, limiting military veto power

By Julie Deisher-Edwards on Nov 01, 2014 07:28 pm
[JURIST] Myanmar's parliament [official website, in Burmese] will consider amending the country's 2008 constitution [text] following talks between Myanmar President Thein Sein [BBC profile], top army officials and opposition leadership, an official said Friday. The opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) [Facebook page, in Burmese] seeks to alter part of the constitution [AFP report] allowing the military to veto any amendments. It is believed that this change will allow further amendments to the constitution, including a change to presidential qualifications...   +read more