Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi said Wednesday that like the leader of any political party, she hopes to become her country¡¯s president, despite the obstacles placed in her path.
¡°I know that many, many press people are surprised when I quite frankly say ¡®yes I want to be president.¡¯ I would . . . like to meet (the) leader of any political party who doesn¡¯t really want to be the head of the government,¡± the 67-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate told reporters in Tokyo.
Suu Kyi said at the Japan National Press Club that she objects to the current military-backed constitution, which disqualifies her from running for president.
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