YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Thursday that she will be the true power above the country’s president if her party wins historic elections Sunday, circumventing a constitutional clause that bars her from the top job.
“It’s a very simple message,” Suu Kyi said, when reporters pressed her to explain what she meant.
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