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    Myanmar opposition leader vows to be 'above the president' if party wins poll

    Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi Thursday declared she will be "above the president" and run the government if her party wins this weekend's landmark election, in defiant comments addressing a current ban on her taking top office, AFP reports.

    The former junta-ruled country goes to the polls on Sunday in elections which could see the army's decades-long grip on power substantially loosened.