Shwe Mann, speaker of Union Parliament, attends a parliament meeting at Union Parliament in Naypyitaw August 18, 2015. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's ruling party on Saturday appealed for unity, saying its ousted party chief would stay 'faithful', after a parliamentary vote exposed a rift in the ruling bloc, amid the biggest political shake-up since the end of military rule.
President Thein Sein last week sacked his ambitious rival Shwe Mann before party headquarters were sealed off with police trucks in the middle of the night, sparking worries about Myanmar's first free elections in 25 years set for Nov.8.
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