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Myanmar 2010 elections

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FACTBOX - Parties contesting Myanmar's election. Tue Oct 19, 2010 11:49am IST REUTERS - A total of 37 political parties have been given the go-ahead to run in next month's election in Myanmar for seats in the military-ruled country's first civilian assemblies in nearly five decades.

FACTBOX - Parties contesting Myanmar's election

However, few will field enough candidates to mount a significant challenge to two big parties seen as proxies for the junta, which is unlikely to cede real power. Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD), which swept the last polls in 1990 but was never allowed to rule, has boycotted the election because of what it said were unfair rules. It was officially dissolved on Sept 14. Below are details of the main parties running for seats in two national and 14 regional assemblies on Nov. 7.

With candidates in all 1,158 constituencies -- for seats in the two houses of parliament and 14 regional assemblies -- the USDP is almost assured of overall victory. It is led by Tun Yi, a former deputy commander-in-chief of the armed forces. I.H.T. Op-Ed Contributor - The Case for a Burmese Vote.

How the Generals manage the forthcoming elections in Burma

Boycott hits Burma election credibility. The conclusion reached by Burma's main opposition group, the National League for Democracy, came as no surprise.

Boycott hits Burma election credibility

Faced with a requirement to expel its most influential leader, the party opted not to contest the elections, the first Burma will have in 20 years. The election laws bar anyone serving a prison term from standing in the polls. They also ban those with criminal convictions from becoming members of political parties. Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace laureate and general secretary of the NLD, was convicted of breaching the terms of her house arrest after an American entered her compound last year.

Both she and the NLD are convinced that the election laws are designed especially to exclude them and more than 2,000 political prisoners. And if the party were to enter the polls, it would mean accepting the junta's annulment of the results of the 1990 election. The other major complaint of the NLD and pro-democracy parties is the set-up of the future parliament. Few options NLD nuisance. S'pore's stand on Burma polls.

Burma Opposition Apologizes for Failing to Achieve Democracy. The party of Burma's detained opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has apologized for its failure to bring democracy to the country because of repression by the military government.

Burma Opposition Apologizes for Failing to Achieve Democracy

Last week, the National League of Democracy (NLD) decided to boycott upcoming elections, saying that laws preventing Aung San Suu Kyi from participating are unjust. In a statement Tuesday, the NLD said its members endured arrests, punishment, intimidation, disturbances and harassment in an effort to achieve national reconciliation and democracy. The party apologized for failing to achieve those goals, adding that it will continue its non-violent struggle. The NLD won the last general election in 1990, but the military refused to let the party assume power. No date has been set for the upcoming elections, which are largely seen as a sham designed to keep the military in power. Some information for this report was provided by AP and Reuters.

Élections au Myanmar : Aung San Suu Kyi saisit la Cour suprême. Aung San Suu Kyi, lors d'une rencontre avec des diplomates américains en novembre 2009.

Élections au Myanmar : Aung San Suu Kyi saisit la Cour suprême

Photo : AFP/Hla Hla Htay La figure de proue de l'opposition birmane, Aung San Suu Kyi, a déposé une requête devant la Cour suprême pour empêcher la dissolution de son parti, la Ligue nationale pour la démocratie (LND). La figure de proue de l'opposition birmane demande à la Cour suprême d'annuler des dispositions de la nouvelle loi électorale qui risquent d'entraîner la dissolution de son parti. Selon son avocat, Kyi Win, la requête demande également la formation d'une assemblée législative composée des députés élus lors des dernières élections organisées dans le pays, en 1990.

En vertu de la nouvelle loi électorale adoptée par la junte au pouvoir, la LND doit évincer tout membre qui a déjà été reconnu coupable d'un crime par un tribunal. Si la LND refuse de se conformer, il ne peut être dûment enregistré auprès de la commission électorale.