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    Election Commission rules out postponing polls
    July 22, 2015in 2015 Elections, Lead Story, News, Politics118by AUNG THU
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    Election Commission rules out postponing polls

    Burma’s Union Election Commission rejected suggestions by opposition MPs to postpone the November election amid concerns over voter list irregularities.

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    Referendum to take place alongside general election
    July 1, 2015in 2015 Elections, Lead Story, News, Parliament, Politics456by DVB
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    Referendum to take place alongside general election

    Parliament has announced that a national referendum on a constitutional amendment will be held alongside the general elections slated for later this year.

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    White card protests continue in Arakan
    February 16, 2015in Arakan, Lead Story, News, Protest20by PHO THIHA
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    White card protests continue in Arakan

    Residents of 18 Arakaense towns drive their point home, as protests are held against white card voting rights despite government already backtracking.

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    February 12, 2015in Lead Story, News, Politics, Video83by DVB and REUTERS
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    Govt backflips on white-card voting rights

    Naypyidaw has advised that non-citizens will have their white cards expire on 31 March 2015, despite a parliamentary decision to allow holders to vote in an upcoming referendum.

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    Outrage over white card voters
    February 4, 2015in Lead Story, News, Parliament3by SHWE AUNG / DVB
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    Outrage over white card voters

    Arakan and civil society groups plan protests as parliament votes to allow temporary citizens, including many Rohingya, the right to vote in the referendum.

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    Cautious optimism ahead of “sexpartite” talks
    November 26, 2014in 2015 Elections, Constitution, Lead Story, News, Peace Process, Politics265by DVB
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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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