昂山素季竞选总统希望破灭

Aung San Suu Kyi’s hopes of capping a quarter-century journey from political prisoner to president of Myanmar have all but vanished after MPs threw out legislation that would have opened the way for her to stand.

缅甸联邦议员投票否决了本将为昂山素季(Aung San Suu Kyi)铺平竞选总统之路的法案，她以当选缅甸总统来结束一段始于政治犯的25年人生历程的希望几乎完全破灭。

Legislators rejected a bill to cut the 75 per cent-plus-one parliamentary supermajority needed for constitutional amendments, a clause that gives the military a veto because it holds a guaranteed quarter of legislative seats. MPs also voted to keep unchanged a nationality law that excludes the opposition chief and Nobel Peace Prize winner from the presidency because her two sons hold British passports.

缅甸联邦议员否决了一项下调修宪门槛的法案。目前的门槛为获得75%加1票的议会绝对多数，这相当于使军队拥有“否决权”，因为军队占有获保证的25%议会席位。此外，联邦议员还投票决定保持《国籍法》不变，而该法排除了身为反对党领袖、诺贝尔和平奖(Nobel Peace Prize)得主的昂山素季成为缅甸总统的可能，因为她的两个儿子持有英国护照。

The failure of the parliamentary push by Ms Suu Kyi’s allies this week appears to have closed the last window of opportunity for her to lead the country after landmark elections due this year.

本周昂山素季的盟友推动议会修宪失败，似乎关闭了她在定于今年举行的具有里程碑意义的选举后领导这个国家的最后一扇机会之窗。