Suu Kyi to run as candidate in general election

Suu Kyi to run as candidate in general election
Photo: Myanmar State Counsellor Office

Aung San Suu Kyi, will be a candidate in this November’s general election, a spokesman for her National League for Democracy party said according to an AP report.

NLD spokesman Zaw Myint Maung made the announcement after a meeting of the party’s Central Executive Committee saying that Suu Kyi and President Win Myint will run in the Nov. 8 polls.

Suu Kyi will provide more details of her plans on Thursday, he said.