Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi to take parliament oath
Yangon - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and several other elected members of her National League for Democracy (NLD) will attend parliament this week, despite their earlier objections to the oath of office.
The Nobel peace laureate said she and the other newly elected NLD members would travel to the capital Naypyitaw Tuesday and Wednesday to take their seats, after winning 43 out of 45 contested constituencies in the by-elections on April 1.
They were originally scheduled to attend their first session of parliament on April 23, but stayed away to protest the oath of office that requires legislators to "safeguard" the 2008 constitution.
The charter essentially cements army control over politics by allowing the military to appoint 25 per cent of the representatives in Parliament.
The NLD wanted the wording changed to "respect" the charter.
Suu Kyi said she now planned to take the oath Wednesday morning, without changing the wording.
"National parties, democratic forces and the people want the NLD to attend," Suu Kyi said to explain her new stance. "Some MPs will go there tomorrow and I will go there on Wednesday," she said.//DPA
