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Myanmar's opening session of Parliament began today without Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, whose National League for Democracy party had won the by-elections earlier this month. Suu Kyi and her party had boycotted the legislature over a disagreement on the wording of the oath of office. Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party had wanted phrasing in the lawmakers' oath changed from "safeguard the constitution" to "respect the constitution. The party had decided that it would not attend the assembly session until the issue is resolved.
Opposition lawmaker Ohn Kyaing yesterday confirmed the opposition's refusal to attend but believed that the issue would be overcome quickly because there was support within President Thein Sein's administration to change the oath.
Opposition lawmaker Ohn Kyaing yesterday confirmed the opposition's refusal to attend but believed that the issue would be overcome quickly because there was support within President Thein Sein's administration to change the oath.
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