Myanmar opposition leader
Aung San Suu Kyi has said constitutional rules which bar her from
running for president because her sons are half British are "unfair,
unjust and undemocratic"
A clause in the new constitution states that anyone whose spouse or
children are foreign citizens cannot run for the top job. Aung San Suu
Kyi's late husband was British and her two sons are British citizens.
At a news briefing with US President Barack Obama in Yangon, she said the reform process in the once military-ruled nation had hit a "bumpy patch".
But she said it could be brought on track with international help.
US President Barack Obama said the reforms were "by no means complete or irreversible".
Note
Myanmar, also known as Burma, moved from military to civilian rule in 2010 and is governed by a military-backed civilian administration.
Under Thein Sein, many political prisoners have been freed and media restrictions eased.
The pro-democracy party of Aung San Suu Kyi, who spent years under house arrest, has rejoined the political fold and holds a small block of seats in parliament.
Suu Kyi's party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), won a landslide victory in the by-elections in 2012. It did not contest the November 2010 general election because of laws it said were unfair
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