- Aung San Suu Kyi and her party object to wording of the swearing-in oath in parliament
- They had been delaying their debuts in the legislature
- Suu Kyi now says she will go to parliament and take the oath
- They want wording changed from "protect" to "abide by" the constitution
(CNN) -- The Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Monday that she would take a swearing-in oath at the country's parliament, apparently resolving an impasse that had been preventing her from taking up her seat in the legislature.
"I will go to the parliament because there is a demand of people who voted for me," Suu Kyi said after meeting with party members.
Dispute over swearing-in oath in Myanmar She and 42 other newly elected members of her party, the National League for Democracy, had been delaying their debuts in parliament because they objected to the wording of the oath they would have to take.
The NLD had asked authorities to amend the oath to say that parliamentarians will "abide by" the constitution rather than "protect" it. But the government of President Thein Sein didn't appear to show any sign of moving to accommodate the request.
Suu Kyi said Monday that she would "take an oath for the country and for the people."
Asked if she was concerned she may appear weak by doing so, Suu Kyi said, "I don't care."
Nyan Win, a spokesman for the NLD, said Suu Kyi would attend parliament in the capital, Naypyidaw, on Wednesday for "just one day."
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