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    The national election debate

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    On DVB Debate’s National Election Debate, senior members from across the political spectrum met at the Inya Lake Hotel in Rangoon on 4 November to champion their policies ahead of the 8 November general election.

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    Interview: Aye Myint, chairman of the Guiding Star Party

    Aye Myint, chairman of the Guiding Star Party, spoke to DVB about running in the upcoming election and training the next generation of lawmakers.

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    Thein Sein invites political party leaders for informal chat

    Burma’s President Thein Sein has invited political party leaders to a meeting on Monday afternoon at the Rangoon government office.

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    ELECTION 2015: Deadline set for new political parties

    Election Commission announces an enrolment deadline of 30 April for those who wish to form new political parties to contest this year’s general election.

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    NLD rejects hybrid voting system

    During a parliamentary debate today the NLD reiterated its opposition to any voting system which incorporates elements of proportional representation.

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    PR protestors denounce Rangoon MP

    A demonstration against proportional representation attracted 300 protestors in Pazungdaung township, Rangoon on Sunday.

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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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    Parties covet vacant seats in Kachin State

    With by-elections due across Burma by year’s end, several political parties have noted an interest in fielding candidates in the vacant constituencies of Kachin State, where previous elections were cancelled due to ongoing conflict.

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    First past the post: the responsible choice for Burma

    The PR system will entrench special interests in the parliament and create a political impasse, at the very moment when the nation needs general consensus to keep reforms moving quickly and smoothly.

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    MPs debate pros and cons of proportional representation

    Ten MPs took to the floor of the lower house of Burma’s parliament on Friday as debate commenced on whether to employ a system of proportional representation (PR) in future general elections.

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    NDF about-face on PR in ethnic states

    The National Democratic Force says its proposal to adopt a proportional representation system was only meant for majority Burman-populated divisions and not ethnic states.

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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.

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    Burma to consider proportional representation

    Burma’s upper house of parliament voted on Tuesday to discuss switching to a proportional representation (PR) voting system. The issue is likely to take the floor within the next week during the current session of parliament.

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    Controversial campaign guidelines drafted

    Burma’s Union Election Commission (UEC) last week announced that new campaign guidelines have been drafted.

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    ‘Third Force’ political parties form alliance

    Nine political parties, the core of whom are known informally in Burma as the “Third Force” and include the National Democratic Force and the Democratic Party-Myanmar, have announced that they have formed an alliance.

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    Political party to present interfaith marriage law to parliament

    The National Democratic Front is planning to propose a law to “protect” Buddhist women entering interfaith marriages in Burma during this session of parliament

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    NDF party head campaigns in Kachin state

    The National Democratic Force’s party leader asked voters to refrain from fear and pushed for peace while campaigning in Kachin state

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    Political laws could equal lifetime ban

    Parliament rejects petition by NDF MP to exclude a stipulation that would bar many convicted of political charges from taking part in electoral politics

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    New opposition registers for elections

    National Democratic Force fends off criticism from former party colleagues and will now wait for confirmation from the Burmese government

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    Ethnic alliance ‘to step up resistance’

    Eight-member alliance warns that it will ‘attack systematically’ any offensives launched by the government in its attempt to transform groups into border forces

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