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| Myanmar parliament 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. | 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. |
| The bill received a majority of MPs' votes but not the 75% needed to pass. | |
| Ms Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy is expected to see big gains against the ruling party in an election likely to take place in the autumn. | |
| The NLD swept the last free general election in 1990 but the then-ruling military junta ignored the results. | The NLD swept the last free general election in 1990 but the then-ruling military junta ignored the results. |
| Both chambers of parliament took part in the vote, meaning 498 votes were needed to reach 75% of the 664 lawmakers in total. | |
| The amendment bill was "not enacted", parliamentary speaker Shwe Mann told the legislature after the 388 votes in favour of change fell below the threshold needed for it to pass. | |
| Local media said more than 600 MPs were present for the vote. | |
| Myanmar's parliament continues to be dominated by the army and former generals despite dramatic reforms in 2011 that ended outright military rule. | |
| Earlier this week, Ms Suu Kyi said "genuine change" in Myanmar was dependent on constitutional change. | |
| Elections are expected in October or November. |