Xinhua reported on August 14 Myanmar state television and radio broadcast on the 13th Federal Election Commission announced that Burma, Myanmar is scheduled to be held this year on Nov. 7 national elections. This will be the first elections in Myanmar for 20 years.
announcement date
Myanmar in the 13th Federal Election Commission announced that Myanmar will be held on November 7 multi-party national elections.
this election will be based on a new constitution, adopted in 2008 created the Federal Parliament Lok Sabha (Lower House) and the National Institute (Upper House), provinces, states will also have their own parliament.
according to Federal Election Commission 11 Myanmar Notice Sabha constituency election to the township for the unit, there were 330 constituencies; National Centre constituency divided according to provincial states, each state is divided into 12 provincial constituencies. Myanmar’s total of seven provinces, seven states. Houses Total 498 seats.
Myanmar in a public notice in the Federal Election Commission urged the political parties in the August 16 to August 30 to submit the party list of candidates between.
Federal Election Commission, said 11 parties had submitted a list of candidates.
According to Myanmar official statistics, as of this week, over 40 political parties registered in Myanmar, the Federal Election Commission and approved, there are seven political parties have already submitted an application for registration is pending approval.
election party
It was reported that Prime Minister Thein Sein formed \
Zhezhi the current political leadership of the main government ministers. In addition to Thein Sein, there are more than 20 in April this year, ministers from the military. It is generally held that \
13 Reuters reported that there are at least six political parties in all political parties in power front.
wide attention of the National League for Democracy (NLD) and its leader Aung San Suu Kyi not run. According to Myanmar law, NLD refused re-registration of political parties, ZANU-PF have lost this year in May automatically eligible for legal political parties. Aung San Suu Kyi in detention, I state, are not eligible for election.
However, some of the original members from the Democratic League Democratic League to form a new party after the other \The new party declared its intention to cooperate with other democratic parties.
Reuters that two-thirds of applications from candidates of political parties, ethnic minority areas.
road map
Burmese army in 1988 in countries experiencing political turmoil after a few months to take over state power. August 2003, the junta announced to achieve national reconciliation, democratization program a seven-point road map to democracy.
seven-point road map to democracy plans for the restoration of the National Assembly was held, the new draft constitution referendum, held multiparty national elections, the transfer of state power to the elected government and so on.
2004 年 5 months, the Constituent National Assembly resumed after an interruption of 8 years. September 2007, the National Assembly completed its mission, determine the constitutional principle of a new constitution, the future of the country known as Myanmar, Union of Myanmar, the Republic, a presidential regime, the House of Peoples and the House of the People to establish upper and lower houses, the implementation of multi-party parliamentary democracy and market economy.
2008 年 5 months, \This year in March, Myanmar’s State Peace and Development Council promulgated election law and political party law. These laws include the \
final step road map, will be national elections and the transfer of state power to the elected government. The world’s eyes look to Nov. 7.
(This article Source: Xinhua on: Shannon Smiley)
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