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Myanmar votes to keep military veto | |
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Myanmar has voted to retain the army's veto over constitutional change, dealing a blow to Aung San Suu Kyi's hopes of running for the presidency. | |
A majority of MPs backed the bill, which comes ahead of elections, but missed the 75% needed for it to pass. | |
Ms Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy is expected to see big gains against the ruling party in the polls. | |
The NLD swept the last free general election in 1990 but the then-ruling military junta ignored the results. |