Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi gives a speech during her campaign for the upcoming general election in Hpasaung, Kayah state, September 11, 2015. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has said she plans to lead the next government if her National League for Democracy (NLD) comes to power in the Nov. 8 election, despite being barred from becoming president.
The NLD is expected to do well in the election, billed as the country's first free and fair contest in 25 years, but Myanmar's military-drafted constitution blocks Suu Kyi from becoming president because her late husband and two sons are not Myanmar citizens.
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