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Ethnic alliance demands right to choose chief ministers
The Nationalities Brotherhood Federation has demanded an end to appointment of regional chief ministers by presidential decree.
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Cautious optimism ahead of “sexpartite” talks
A sense of cautious optimism is emerging with respect to the upcoming “sexpartite” talks on constitutional reform, which will be held on Friday in Naypyidaw.
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Ethnic alliance urges national dialogue
A statement by the Nationalities Brotherhood Federation calls for the signing of a nationwide ceasefire before the end of the year, and a framework for political dialogue before the 2015 elections.
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Thein Sein to host quadripartite talks
Burma’s President Thein Sein announced plans on Wednesday to hold a meeting between representatives of the government, parliament, military and political parties.
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NLD ‘not invited’ to political conference
A recent meeting of political party leaders to discuss a framework for post-ceasefire dialogue was carried out without Burma’s two biggest parties, giving rise to theories that past rivalries are resurfacing.
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Political parties gear up for post-ceasefire dialogue
Representatives of 53 political parties met in Rangoon on 13-14 September to discuss the framework for forthcoming political dialogue between Burma’s ethnic armed groups and the central government.
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Faithful to the party: Saw Than Myint
DVB’s Shwe Aung speaks to Saw Than Myint, co-founder of the multi-ethnic Federal Union Party (FUP) and spokesperson for the Nationalities Brotherhood Federation (NBF), about the history of the two parties and their vision for the coming elections.
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Upper house votes for proportional representation
The upper house of Burma’s Parliament has passed a proposal to recommend that the Union Election Commission (UEC) adopt a proportional representation (PR) voting system in future elections.
