Myanmar's National League for Democracy (NLD) on Thursday March 10,2016 has named Htin Kyaw, who is part of Ms Suu Kyi's inner circle, as its
lower house nominee for vice president and has named Henry Van
Thio, an MP from the Chin ethnic minority, as its upper house nominee.
Both houses will separately choose between the NLD's candidates and those from other parties.
The winner from each house will go on to a second vote to decide the president of the country. A military nominated candidate will also compete in this vote.
The two losing candidates will become vice-presidents.
Because the NLD dominates both houses, correspondents say that Htin Kyaw is almost certain to win.
Both houses will separately choose between the NLD's candidates and those from other parties.
The winner from each house will go on to a second vote to decide the president of the country. A military nominated candidate will also compete in this vote.
The two losing candidates will become vice-presidents.
Because the NLD dominates both houses, correspondents say that Htin Kyaw is almost certain to win.
Who is Htin Kyaw?
- Htin Kyaw, 70, is a NLD central executive committee member and Ms Suu Kyi's close aide.
- The soft-spoken Oxford graduate is said to have a reputation for honesty and loyalty, and has kept a low profile.
- His father, the writer and poet Min Thu Wun, won a seat for the party at the 1990 election.
- His wife, Su Su Lwin, is the daughter of an NLD founder, as well as being a sitting MP, and a prominent party member.
- He has played a senior role at the Daw Khin Kyi Foundation, the charity founded in honour of Suu Kyi's late mother, and has been frequently seen at the NLD leader's side, serving as her driver from time to time.
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