Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi (left) is escorted by National League for Democracy (NLD) senior leader and lawmaker Zaw Myint Maung (R) as she arrives at the parliament in Naypyidaw on March 1, 2016. Myanmar’s parliament will bring forward a vote for the next president to March 10, it was announced on March 1 leaving little time for Aung San Suu Kyi to strike a deal to let her take the top office. The democracy icon is currently banned from becoming president under the junta-era constitution. AFP PHOTO
NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar’s parliament will bring forward a vote for the next president to March 10, it was announced Tuesday, leaving little time for Aung San Suu Kyi to strike a deal to let her take the top office.