Myanmar opposition party designates one more spokesperson during transition period

Myanmar's election-winning opposition party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), has designated Dr. Zaw Myint Maung as one more spokesperson with regard to the party's policy and matter of transition in addition to Aung San Suu Kyi, the party's chairperson, according to an NLD announcement published here Wednesday.

Zaw Myint Maung, who is member of the NLD Central Executive Committee, won as a representative to Regional Parliament from Amarapura constituency of Mandalay region in Nov. 8 , 2015 general election.

In January, NLD designated Suu Kyi as the sole spokesperson with regard to the party's policy and matter of transition.

Following the commencement of the first session of the new Union Parliament comprising two Houses on Feb. 8, a presidential election process is due to start on Thursday to elect three vice presidents. From them, the one, who wins the most number of votes, will take the presidency and the remaining two be vice presidents.

The NLD won an absolute majority of the parliamentary seats in the election and is fully qualified to form a new government independently under the constitution. Enditem