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Aung San Suu Kyi to be in president's cabinet

Aung San Suu Kyi to be in president's cabinet
Posted at 12:49 AM, Mar 22, 2016
and last updated 2016-03-22 00:49:09-04
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's new president has proposed appointing 18 ministers in his Cabinet, including his party leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
 
President-elect Htin Kyaw submitted the list to the parliament on Tuesday. The list only contains the names, and their ministries will be decided later.
 
Notable in the list is Suu Kyi, who was not able to become president because of a constitutional block, even though she led her party to a landslide win in general elections last November.