But Ms Aung San Suu Kyi said the NLD had agreed to the oath.

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Winner of the East Pathein 2 seat, he remains the NLD's treasurer and chief organizer for the Ayeyarwady Division.

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Another would remove a requirement that parties must contest at least three seats at the general election (which the NLD boycotted).

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On the other hand, Ms Suu Kyi needs Mr Thein Sein's reforms to work in order to lead the NLD back into mainstream politics.

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Aung San Suu Kyi, 67, was among those elected to parliament last year and, in her speech on Saturday, the NLD chairwoman acknowledged there had been infighting and factionalism within the party.

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Broadly, it seems that Mr Thein Sein promised to push ahead with the release of political prisoners, and give the nod to political reforms that might one day allow the NLD to take power.

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NLD's victory in a parliamentary election.

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