AKIPRESS.COM - Myanmar's National League for Democracy (NLD) has named two candidates, as the country starts the process of selecting a new president, reports BBC.

Correspondents say one of them, Htin Kyaw, is almost certain to be elected president by the NLD-controlled parliament.

The nominations confirm that NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi will not be president of the country.

However, Ms Suu Kyi has previously said she would be "above" the president.

She tried right to the last. But there was no deal. Despite a huge win in the election, Aung San Suu Kyi failed to convince the army that her destiny was the presidency.