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| Southeast Asia |
| Suu Kyi ally looks set for Myanmar presidency |
| 2018-03-24 |
| [DAWN] A close ally of Myanmar's de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi took a step closer to becoming the country's new president after the lower house overwhelmingly voted for Win Myint as its candidate on Friday. The 66-year-old was the overriding favourite to take over the role when he resigned from his position as lower house speaker shortly after president Htin Kyaw abruptly stepped down on Wednesday. |
| Posted by:Fred |