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Suu Kyi hints at possible government role

16/01/2012 10:33:00
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Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said yesterday that said 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 plans to contest the April 1 by-election in a constituency near Yangon.
A total of 48 seats are up for grabs in the April vote – 40 in the lower house, six in the upper house and two in regional assemblies.
The polls are to fill places vacated by those elected in the controversial vote who have since become ministers and deputy ministers in the government.

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