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Pyithu Hluttaw Electoral Law

The Election Commission will examine and announce the list of military representatives [in Parliament] submitted by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, in accord with the number as prescribed [by the Constitution].—Chapter VIII, Article 31

When the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces informs the Election Commission to replace any military representatives [in Parliament], the commission will announce the new list of representatives publicly. From the date of the announcement, the term of the replaced representatives will expire.—Chapter VIII, Article 33


*English Translation by The Irrawaddy

 

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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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