Thein Sein spurs USDP ahead of by-elections
“Only by winning can we be represented in parliament, and ultimately form a government,” said former President Thein Sein.
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2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics
Elections in a divided city
In deeply divided Arakan State, some Muslims hope that an NLD victory will bring rights and support to the disenfranchised Rohingya population.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics
Latest results from regional parliaments
The Union Election Commission has released the fifteenth round of results from the general election.
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Election results 13
At just 6pm local time, the UEC announced the winners of 67 Lower House seats.
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Will USDP cry foul?
Starting today, parties can officially contest results from the election, and the USDP is set to do just that.
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BREAKING NEWS: Election results 2
The second round of election results have been announced by the UEC.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics Suu Kyi
Activists, academics hope to tip scales towards NLD
Leading activists and academics in Burma are rallying behind opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi ahead of the November elections, hoping that a win for her party will force the military to loosen its grip on power.
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Voters find flaw in electoral roll
Opposition parties are urging people to check their names against the voter lists, fearful that errors may disqualify many from voting in the upcoming polls.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Parliament Politics
8 Aug deadline set for parties’ candidate lists
The Union Election Commission has instructed political parties to submit lists of parliamentary candidates for the general election no later than 8 August.
Release political prisoners ahead of election, urges NGO
The Former Political Prisoners’ Society plan to send a letter to President Thein Sein demanding the release of all political prisoners before the election.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics
Army barracks off-limits for election campaigning
UEC Chairman Tin Aye has banned political parties from campaigning in military barracks in the lead-up to the general elections later this year.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Suu Kyi
Suu Kyi celebrates 70th birthday with eyes on election
Aung San Suu Kyi has entwined her life with Burmese politics. But as she turns 70 on Friday, ‘The Lady’ faces a huge challenge in her fight for freedom.
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‘National race representatives’ still in limbo
The Union Election Commission begins preparations for appointing ‘national race representatives’, pending further details from the Ministry of Immigration.
