Suu Kyi hints at possible govt role


YANGON - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Sunday that she did not rule out taking a government position if she wins a parliamentary seat in upcoming by-elections. “It depends on the circumstances and it depends (on) minister of what,” the Nobel laureate replied when asked whether she would accept a government post if offered one. When a reporter suggested the post of foreign minister, she laughed and replied: “I will have to think very seriously about that.” The 66-year-old, released from years of house arrest in November 2010 soon after a controversial election won by the military’s political allies, plans to contest the April 1 by-election in a constituency near Yangon.

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