The Importance of Not Being Arcovazzi

Yangon, Myanmar: Muslim girls take part the Interreligious Gathering of Prayer for Peace ceremony, staged by Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA.

Granite and Rainbow

New president suggests the junta-drafted constitution that barred Aung San Suu Kyi from the presidency will be changed Myanmar has sworn-in Htin Kyaw as the country’s first civilian president in half a century, a man who is expected to act as a proxy for Aung San Suu Kyi in her fight to end the army’s grip on power. The 69-year-old, dressed in the National League for Democracy (NLD) party’s orange shirt, took an oath during a short ceremony and suggested that the junta-drafted constitution that barred Aung San Suu Kyi from the presidency will be changed. [Read more].

• Oliver Holmes, Myanmar swears in Htin Kyaw as first civilian president in decades, The Guardian, March 30, 2016

Myanmar’s new president, Htin Kyaw, arrives with Aung San Suu Kyi at the parliament in Naypyitaw. Photo: Hein Htet/EPA.

Aung San Suu Kyi has said she will be “above the president” but might not have a formal position in government. Photo: Hein Htet/EPA.

Spot the Difference

Naypyidaw, Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi leaves after a meeting with members of the National League for Democracy party. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA.

Wars of the Roses

Yangon, Myanmar: National League for Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrives at her party headquarters after the general election. Photo: Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters.

Sunshower

Yangon, Myanmar: Supporters wait in the rain for the official results from the Union Election Commission, outside the National League for Democracy Party head office. Photo: Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters.

The Lady who lived twice

• Terry Fredrickson, Myanmar vote count continues (Updated Monday), Bangkok Post, November 9, 2015

Myanmar opposition leader and head of the National League for Democracy (NLD) Aung San Suu Kyi casts her vote at a polling station in Yangon on November 8, 2015. Photo: AFP/Hein Htet.

Peafowl

• Myanmar, il trionfo di Suu Kyi: oltre il 70% nelle elezioni, la Repubblica.it, 9 novembre 2015

Aung San Suu Kyi, Chairwoman of the National League for Democracy
Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA