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First-past-the-post system for 2015 election: UEC
UEC chairperson Tin Aye confirmed that parliament missed the deadline to change to proportional representation.
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ELECTION 2015: NUP’s Han Shwe
DVB asks NUP leader how high his expectations are for this year’s election. And who does he consider the main contenders?
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Election 2015: the shape of polls to come
As Burma warms up for its hotly anticipated election, what part will the country’s new voting system play?
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Anti-PR upper house MPs petition tribunal
Twenty-six MPs petition the tribunal to opine on whether a Proportional Representation electoral system would be in accordance with the Constitution.
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Upper House votes to adopt PR nationwide
Burma’s amyothar hluttaw approves by a majority vote the adoption of proportional representation for all future elections at a Union level, and for all states and divisions.
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Lower House rejects PR system
The lower house of parliament decides to continue using the “first-past-the-post” (FPTP) voting system in future elections.
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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, FPTP or five other electoral systems: Shwe Mann
Lower house speaker calls for parliamentary commission to submit at least seven options for electoral systems – including proportional representation and first-past-the-post – that could be suitable to Burma.
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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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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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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.
Five opposition party members charged for protest against PR system
Five members of two opposition parties were charged by local police in Pegu Division for leading an unauthorised demonstration against enacting a proportional representation (PR) voting system for the country’s elections, which was one of the central issues of the latest parliamentary session.
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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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Parliament approves vote, sans ethnic MPs, to debate new electoral system
Burma’s lower house accepted a proposal to formally debate changing the current electoral system to a proportional representation (PR) system.
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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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Ethnic political parties promise mass protest if PR system passes
The Nationalities Brotherhood Federation will stage public protests across eastern Shan State if a parliament approves a Proportional Representation (PR) voting system.
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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.
Debate on proportional representation continues in parliament
Discussion on a proposal to switch to a proportional representation voting system continued this week in parliament.
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NLD will ‘never give false hope to the people’, says Suu Kyi
Burma’s main opposition party selects an election nomination board and discusses proportional representation at its central committee meeting in Rangoon.
