This Article is From Feb 15, 2016

Parliament To Serve Myanmar's Interest, People: Aung San Suu Kyi

Parliament To Serve Myanmar's Interest, People: Aung San Suu Kyi

The National League for Democracy (NLD) led by Aung San Suu Kyi won the absolute majority of the parliamentary seats in the election.

Nay Pyi Taw: Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said today Myanmar's parliament is a place where lawmakers are to serve for the interests of the country and its people.

Addressing a five-day workshop on parliamentary undertakings in Nay Pyi Taw, Ms Suu Kyi said "All of us are members of parliament (MPs) attending the parliament to represent the people in the country. Parliament is not the place to be used for self-interest."

Attending the workshop were Speaker of the House of Representatives (Lower house) U Win Myint and Speaker of the House of Nationalities (Upper House) U Mann Win Khaing Than, among more than 450 members of parliament.

A total of 18 current and former foreign lawmakers will train the freshers.

Meanwhile, the first sessions of the new houses at three levels began on February 1, coming nearly three months after the end of the general election on November 8, 2015.

The National League for Democracy (NLD), led by Ms Suu Kyi, won the absolute majority of the parliamentary seats in the election, competing mainly against the former ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP).
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