The Irrawaddy Burma Election 2010

NEWS

Karen Leaders Forming Political Parties

By SAW YAN NAING Wednesday, March 17, 2010
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Several prominent Karen figures are reportedly busy forming political parties to contest this year's general election, while others are preparing to stand individually.
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Divisions over Party Registration Surfacing in NLD

By BA KAUNG Wednesday, March 17, 2010
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Some members of the National league for Democracy want to re-register as a party to contest this year's election, but others remain opposed.
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Gov't Ministers to Contest the Election

By KYAW THEIN KHA Wednesday, March 17, 2010
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More than 12 Burmese junta ministers are reportedly preparing to resign and to contest in the 2010 election.
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Election Campaign Begins in Karen State

By SAW YAN NAING Tuesday, March 16, 2010
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Since the release of the Burmese election laws, political campaigns have begun in Karen State.

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Philippines: Burma Broke Promise to Democratize

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tuesday, March 16, 2010
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Philippines urges Southeast Asian countries to push the Burmese junta to rescind a slate of new elections laws.
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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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Elected Seats in Parliaments

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