Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi (centre) arriving for a meeting with parliament members of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party at the Municipal Guest House in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 14 March 2016. - EPA
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar: Myanmar’s parliament confirmed it will pick the country’s new president on Tuesday after the three proposed candidates, including a close aide of Aung San Suu Kyi, passed a final administrative hurdle.
The vote comes as the formerly army-ruled nation transitions towards its first civilian government in decades.
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