Constitution bill due after Thingyan
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Final amendments to the bill amending the 2008 Constitution would start to pass through Parliament next month, Aye Mauk, secretary of the Implementation Committee on Constitutional Amendment, said on April 3.
Parliament would adjourn for Thingyan from April 11 and resume in the first week of May, he said.
“After Thingyan, the bill on charter amendment will be submitted. According to the statement approved by Parliament, the bill on charter change must be carried out during that session of Parliament,” said Aye Mauk.
Union Speaker Thura Shwe Mann said a national referendum on amending the Constitution could be held in May.
In October 2014, the amendment committee submitted changes to 210 sections, including Section 59(f), among the 457 sections. Section 59(f) blocks opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from becoming president.
