Myanmar's next leader

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Aung San Suu Kyi confidante Htin Kyaw likely to become Myanmar's next leader

By Euan McKirdy, CNN and Manny Maung, for CNN

Updated 0712 GMT (1512 HKT) March 10, 2016

Aung San Suu Kyi, who has led the majority National League for Democracy (NLD) for three decades, sometimes under house arrest, is barred from running for the country's highest office, thanks to an clause in the constitution -- drafted by the then-ruling military junta in 2008 -- that many think were put in place specifically to bar her from office.

Nominated in her place is her close friend Htin Kyaw, an Oxford graduate and long-time NLD member. His father-in-law was active in the establishment of the party.

Suu Kyi has previously said that, despite being barred from running, she will be "above the president," essentially making Htin Kyaw a proxy.

The constitution prevents anyone with children who are citizens of another country from becoming president. Both of Suu Kyi's adult sons are British citizens.

The 69-year-old Htin Kyaw in one of Aung San Suu Kyi's closest confidantes, and was one of a handful of people allowed to visit her while she was under house arrest. He also studied alongside her in England and was close to her husband.