Week 28: 2010 Election Watch (14-20 September)

Developments

• The SPDC Election Commission announced that polls would not be held in 3,314 Villages in Kachin, Karen, Karenni, Mon, and Shan States because “they are in no position to host free and fair elections.”
• The SPDC Election Commission rejected the application of 14 Kachin State Progressive Party members to run as independent candidates [...]

September 22, 2010 | Tags: Boycott, Democratic Party (Myanmar), France, Kachin State Progressive Party, National Democratic Force, National League for Democracy, Pa-O National Organization, Shan Nationalities League for Democracy, Shan State Kokang Democratic Party, UK, Union Election Commission, United States, Wa National Development Party | Read more >>