NAYPYIDAW: The leader of Myanmar's ruling party was ousted by the country's president in a dramatic swoop Thursday as the army and its allies strengthened their political grip ahead of crucial elections.

The ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) has been gripped by in-fighting in the run up to the November polls -- billed as the freest and fairest for decades in the former-junta ruled nation.

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