After election win, Suu Kyi discusses transfer of power with Myanmar's outgoing president
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Aung San Suu Kyi met Myanmar's outgoing president on Wednesday to discuss the transfer of power following her party's landslide election win.
The Southeast Asian nation started moving from a half-century of dictatorship toward democracy in 2011, when military rulers inexplicably agreed to hand over power to a nominally civilian government headed by President Thein Sein, a general turned reformist.
Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy easily won the Nov. 8 vote, securing enough seats in parliament to form a government. Though a clause in the 2008 military-drafted constitution bars her from the presidency, she has vowed to run by proxy.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Presidential spokesman Ye Htut told reporters the meeting at the president's residence in the sprawling capital, Naypyitaw, lasted about 45 minutes.
"The main point was to talk about a smooth transition and transfer of power to the newly elected government," he said. The leaders also wanted "to discuss mutual cooperation in the future."