A group of former members of the well-known 88 Generation Peace and Open Society activist group is looking to quell criticism of their attempt to enter electoral politics, planning to refile an application to register as an official political party with a name change.
The Union Election Commission has summoned a spokesperson for the Union Solidarity and Development Party to provide evidence after the latter questioned the commission’s ability to rule on electoral disputes impartially.
The Union Election Commission will need more time as it weighs approving the establishment of a new political party with a declared nationalist bent, according to the head of the electoral body.
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Speaking to DVB after the UEC released its statement today, USDP’s Nandar Hla Myint retorted that the Commission “could not be trusted” to be impartial.
Maung Thway Chon, the would-be chairman of the PUP, said, “Our policy is anti-Bengali and to lead in the development of Buddhism.”
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UEC throws out USDP claim that Suu Kyi and other party leaders used state media to campaign during by-election.
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Burma’s Union Election Commission has officially opened the application process for candidates to run in by-elections slated for April next year.
The new chairperson of the Union Election Commission is a retired university rector who previously oversaw elections in Meiktila in Mandalay Division.
On a recent February morning, just after Burma’s new democratically-elected parliament convened, the UEC was abuzz with activity.
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The Union Election Commission has released the fifteenth round of results from the general election.
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Burma’s President Thein Sein has congratulated the NLD for leading in the election race – a clear signal that the ruling party has not yet conceded defeat.
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The Union Election Commission Chairman Tin Aye has released the eleventh round of election results at just after midday local time.
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The Union Election Commission has released the tenth round of general election results.
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The Union Election Commission has released the seventh round of election results.
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The second round of election results have been announced by the UEC.
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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.
The Union Election Commission has begun issuing voter slips to residents whose details appear incorrectly on the existing voter lists, in hopes of reassuring eager voters that their voice will be heard on the 8 November election day
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DVB sat down with Ambassador Mitchell to discuss how the challenge an the opportunity of Burma’s upcoming election. How resilient is Burmese democracy?
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More than 6,000 election observers from nine local organisations have applied to the Union Election Commission, said chairperson Tin Aye.
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The UEC’s decision to publicly propose and then drop a plan to delay Burma’s general election has prompted criticism from major political parties.
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UEC Chairman Tin Aye has proposed postponing the 8 November election due to recent flooding and landslides across the country.
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Apathetic locals are concerning youth activists, who have taken to the streets to encourage people to check voter lists and cast their ballots in November.
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Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) has moved to combat what it believes to be a smear campaign being waged against the party.
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Some ten thousand Karen would-be voters have been disenfranchised after Burma’s election commission announced that 102 villages in Burma’s east are too dangerous for polls to go ahead.
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The latest voter list released by the Union Election Commission is still riddled with irregularities, according to voters across the country.
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Undeterred by an NLD complaint that he was electioneering ahead of the start date, Hla Htay Win continued his campaign in Zayarthiri Township, Naypyidaw.
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A close ally President Thein Sein has backed projects worth tens of thousands of dollars in his constituency, including satellite dishes, water distribution and a soccer competition ahead of the[…]
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The European Union (EU) on Friday signed an agreement with Burma to conduct a full Election Observation Mission during the general election in November.
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The opposition NLD tops the candidate lists with 1,151 representatives, followed by the ruling USDP with 1,134, and NUP with 763.
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Union Election Commission says those who lost ID cards should present themselves at local commission offices one week before polls open on 8 November.
