Speaker Shwe Mann, embattled ally of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, presides over first session since he was deposed as head of ruling USDP Related: The Guardian view on the ousting of Aung San Suu Kyi's political ally | Editorial The embattled speaker of Burma's parliament has opened a sitting of the lower house that marks the first time ruling party factions facing each other for the first time since the president forced him out of a leadership post.
Burma's parliament resumes as tensions simmer in military-backed ruling party
The Guardian - 18 Aug 2015 07:16
Speaker Shwe Mann, embattled ally of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, presides over first session since he was deposed as head of ruling USDP Related: The Guardian view on the ousting of Aung San Suu Kyi's political ally | Editorial The embattled speaker of Burma's parliament has opened a sitting of the lower house that marks the first time ruling party factions facing each other for the first time since the president forced him out of a leadership post.
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