The Irrawaddy Burma Election 2010

NEWS

Campbell Says Engagement with Burma Failing

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Friday, March 12, 2010
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Washington's new policy of engagement with Burma's military government appears to be failing, said US Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell.

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About 300 NLD Branch Offices Reopened

By SAW YAN NAING Friday, March 12, 2010
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An estimated 300 National League for Democracy (NLD) branch offices across Burma have reopened, and Aung San Suu Kyi has issued marching orders to local office members.
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Election Commission Members from Various Backgrounds

By THE IRRAWADDY Friday, March 12, 2010
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The 17 individuals chosen by the Burmese regime to form the Union Election Commission are a mixture of former military officers, judges, lawyers, professors and ethnic nationals.
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1990 Election Results Annulled; NLD Offices Reopen

By THE IRRAWADDY Thursday, March 11, 2010
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The Burmese junta officially annuls the results of the 1990 election in a law which was announced on Thursday, while authorizing some NLD offices to reopen.
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Election Law Meets Widespread Indifference, Opposition

By SAW YAN NAING Thursday, March 11, 2010
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A straw poll taken by The Irrawaddy following the publication of Burma's election law indicates widespread indifference and pessimism about the election planned for this year.
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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

Poll

Will you vote or boycott the Nov. 7 election?
 

CARTOON

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Burma Population Data

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Elected Seats in Parliaments

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parties

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