"A deepening rift has opened between Myanmar?s powerful military and Aung San Suu Kyi, sources say, threatening the democracy leader?s prospects for forming a successful government even as parliament prepares to nominate presidential candidates on Thursday. With the date fast approaching for Suu Kyi?s National League for Democracy (NLD) to take power, efforts to portray the party and its former foes as working cordially together towards a smooth transfer of power have faltered, according to politicians and officials familiar with the situation. "She believed that she would be able to work with the military, but after the last meeting with the commander-in-chief, she realized that she cannot negotiate with them," said a senior NLD Upper House lawmaker briefed on the talks. "It?s quite clear that she has moved on from waiting for the military to collaborate."..."