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“We’ve won by a landslide and we don’t want to give the ruling camp any excuse to strip us of our firepower in the parliament,” says a senior NLD official.
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The Union Election Commission has released the eighth round of election results.
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The ruling party hopes undeclared supporters will turn out to boost candidates on election day.
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Independent election observers monitoring Burma’s general election acknowledge their ability to criticise the government is limited.
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Suu Kyi’s party alleges that Thein Sein has been campaigning on behalf of the USDP during official visits across the country.
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The ruling USDP has massively outstripped opposition parties when it comes to money spent on luring voters, according to election watchdog PACE.
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Just two months ago, Shwe Mann looked set for political oblivion. Now, Reuters reports, his next step could be a tilt at the presidency.
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DVB INTERVIEW: A spokesperson for The Carter Center explains the team’s mission as observers fan out across Burma to observe the general election process.
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Speaking at a rally in Rangoon, the Nobel Peace laureate also said that she would not seek revenge for the military’s past behaviour.
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NLD candidate accuses ruling party of spiking his chances by refusing him access to the remote cluster of Indian Ocean islands.
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According to a straw poll by Myanmar Now, voters in Rangoon cannot see beyond Suu Kyi’s party.
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An NLD candidate in Pegu Division has accused his rivals from the ruling USDP of drafting Buddhist monks to garner votes and verbally attack the opposition.
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Thousands turned out, many on motorbikes and tractor carts, in this delta town, where almost every household subsists on rice cultivation and fishing.
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“Mr Barack Obama came here two times. What happened when he came here? Someone was kissed two times!” blasted Htay Oo at a Hinthada election rally.
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Political parties in Chin State say they are struggling to reach rural areas due to the destruction caused by last month’s floods.
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Thousands of people attended a USDP campaign rally on Monday in Myaungmya Township, amid suggestions that many were lured by the offer of a free meal.
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For a leader non-committal about his future, there is a whiff of a presidential campaign in Thein Sein’s uncharacteristic moves to flaunt his achievements.
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Government rejects foreign powers’ criticisms, saying the country has addressed religious concerns and that the election process is largely harmonious.
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Burmese opposition leader kicks campaigning for the November election, calling for the international community to monitor the outcome.
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In what may be construed as a case of ‘pot calling kettle black’, the NLD accuses its rivals of electioneering.
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Burma’s Election Commission plans to place restrictions on party leaders’ ability to campaign across the country, as well as reducing the campaign period at by-elections later this year.
