Amending the constitution involves a lengthy process and would also require military support, as the Tatmadaw retains a veto over changes to the charter. NLD MPs, backed by the party’s legal advisers, have been considering an attempt to use a simple majority to “suspend” 59(f) so that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi can succeed U Thein Sein when his five-year term ends on March 30.