The Irrawaddy Burma Election 2010

NEWS

Ethnic Leaders To Boycott Election

By LAWI WENG Thursday, March 11, 2010
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With the junta allowing no political space for a democratic process, ethnic leaders are rejecting the election.
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USDA Political Party-spinoff Expected Soon

By BA KAUNG Thursday, March 11, 2010
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Key leaders of the junta-sponsored Union of Solidarity and Development Association will form a new political party within days.
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Suu Kyi Unhappy with Election Law

By THE IRRAWADDY Thursday, March 11, 2010
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Detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi describes the election law recently issued by Burma's ruling military regime as “unfair,” according to her lawyer.
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NLD Faces Problems Reopening Offices

By KYAW THEIN KHA Thursday, March 11, 2010
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With many offices closed since 2003, the NLD finds that nothing remains to be reopened in some townships.
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The NLD's Dilemma

By BA KAUNG Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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20820-NLD_womenSuu Kyi's National League for Democracy must choose between expelling its leader and abandoning political principles or legally ceasing to exist.
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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?
 

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Burma Population Data

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Elected Seats in Parliaments

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parties

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