缅甸总统吴登盛祝贺反对党领袖昂山素季

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BBC Chinese, Nov 11, 2015.
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp ... suu_kyi_seeks_talks

Quote:

缅甸总统吴登盛 Thein Sein "还在自己的脸书上说，他的政府将会接受大选的结果，并移交权力。  到目前为止, 民盟已经赢得了已经清点选票的近90%的议席。

"缅甸的664个议会席位中，有1/4预留给了军队代表，民盟如果要获胜的话，需要赢得至少2/3公开选举的席位。

"根据仰光地区的计票结果，在靠近仰光机场的选区，竟然是由全国民主联盟推出的候选人获胜，当地人也大感意外，原因是该区居住的都是军队的中高级军官，许多军人世代都居住于此，执政的联邦团结发展党 [Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP)] 候选人竟然输了，这是前所未有的现象。

Note:
(a)
(i) 吴登盛 Thein Sein  (1945- ; Maung Phyo (father) and Khin Nyunt (mother))  Wikipedia
(ii) Burmese names
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burmese_names
("there is no surname at all. In the culture of Myanmar, people can change their name at will, often with no government oversight, to reflect a change in the course of their lives")

(b) "昂山素季所领导的全国民主联盟" (quoting this report) is shortened to 民盟.

全国民主联盟  National League for Democracy (NLD)

(c) "昂山素季 * * * 回应自己会凌驾总统之说法，指任何民主国家的政府最高领导人都由胜出大选的党派领袖出任，但受宪法所限，必须另行安排人选，但这人不会有实权，只能按照联盟作出的决定行事。"
(i) 受宪法所限?  The BBC report does not explain.
(ii) A portion of the BBC report comes from

Aung Hla Tun and Timothy McLaughlin, Myanmar President Congratulates Suu Kyi, Vows Stable Transition. Reuters, Nov 11, 2015.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2 ... USKCN0SW0TP20151111

Quote:

"The armed forces continue to wield considerable power in Myanmar's political institutions, under a constitution drafted before the end of nearly 50 years of [military] rule.

"One of the biggest sources of tension between Suu Kyi and the military is a clause in the constitution barring her from the presidency because her children are foreign nationals.  Few doubt the military inserted the clause to rule her out. * * * She has made it clear she will run the country regardless of who the NLD elects as president and described the constitution as 'very silly.'

* There is no need to read the rest of the Reuters report.