Suu Kyi expects full democratic elections in her lifetime

January 05, 2012 16:41

Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi today said she expected "full democratic elections" within her lifetime, in a BBC interview ahead of her meeting with a top British official.
The opposition leader, who is planning to contest a by-election due in April, told the broadcaster she did not know when she would have a chance to stand for president in Myanmar. "I'm not even sure that this is something that I would like to do, or I would want to do," she said.

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