The Irrawaddy Burma Election 2010

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Electoral System: A Cause for Stability or Instability?

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If military-backed political candidates win big in the election, their increased share of legislators will pave the way to form a strong, authoritarian government.

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Burma’s New Constitution Privileges Soldiers above Civilians

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The 2008 constitution is a tightly constructed document designed to provide “disciplined democracy” to Burma, which means continued military dominance.

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Quotable

Nyan_win80"Once her [Aung San Suu Kyi's] sentence expires in November, and that notion is not disputed, it is our understanding that she will have served her sentence."
—Nyan Win, the foreign minister of Burma

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Will you vote or boycott the Nov. 7 election?
 

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Burma Population Data

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