DHAKA: Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has said constitutional rules which bar her from running for president because her sons are half British are ‘unfair, unjust and undemocratic’.

At a news briefing with US President Barack Obama in Yangon, she said the reform process in the once military-ruled nation had hit a ‘bumpy patch’.

But she said it could be brought on track with international help, reports the BBC.

Obama said the reforms were ‘by no means complete or irreversible’.

Myanmar, also known as Burma, moved from military to civilian rule in 2010 and is governed by a military-backed civilian administration.

Under Thein Sein, many political prisoners have been freed and media restrictions eased. The pro-democracy party of Aung San Suu Kyi, who spent years under house arrest, has rejoined the political fold and holds a small block of seats in parliament.

But critics have warned that reforms have stalled in recent months, as all eyes turn to 2015 when the next general election will be held.

A clause in the new constitution states that anyone whose spouse or children are foreign citizens cannot run for the top job. Aung San Suu Kyi’s late husband was British and her two sons are British citizens.

BDST: 1734 HRS, NOV 14, 2014