Myanmar army bristles against constitutional change

<p class="news_brief">Military representatives - whose veto on charter change is guaranteed by the constitution - spoke out against amending a clause which bans opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from becoming president&nbsp;during a heated parliamentary debate.</p><p>Myanmar's powerful army has told parliament it opposes changing a junta-drafted constitution that bars opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from becoming president, days after US President Barack Obama called for it to be amended.</p><p>Military representatives - whose veto on charter change is guaranteed by the constitution -</p><p>spoke out against amending a clause which bans Suu Kyi from high political office, during a heated debate that could have a major bearing on the country's future after crucial 2015 elections.</p>
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