Junta Rejects Aung San Suu Kyi appeal
Myanmar’s military junta has again rejected an appeal to free pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, whose latest period of detention will now expire on May 27.
Although the military regime’s stand is well known, her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), also appears ill-organised without any serious unity of purpose. They are in a dilemma on participation in the 2010 elections.
In a press release issued after a plenary session (April 28 and 29, 2009) in Yangon, the NLD announced that they may consider participating in the elections provided political prisoners were freed, the 2008 constitution amended and fair and free elections are held under international supervision.
The NLD does not seem to have made up its mind as contesting the elections would result in agreeing to the 2008 constitution and thereby accepting that the 1990 elections are null and void.
On the other hand, if it boycotts the polls, it may be outlawed with emergent consequences. Although the NLD has put forward some broad demands, which are unlikely to be accepted, they could not clearly delineate terms and conditions for its participation in the election. This only shows that there are differences in the party on the line to be taken on the forthcoming elections. Some pragmatic leaders of the party are arguing in favour of participating in elections as otherwise they might become irrelevant.
Although the military regime’s stand is well known, her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), also appears ill-organised without any serious unity of purpose. They are in a dilemma on participation in the 2010 elections.
In a press release issued after a plenary session (April 28 and 29, 2009) in Yangon, the NLD announced that they may consider participating in the elections provided political prisoners were freed, the 2008 constitution amended and fair and free elections are held under international supervision.
The NLD does not seem to have made up its mind as contesting the elections would result in agreeing to the 2008 constitution and thereby accepting that the 1990 elections are null and void.
On the other hand, if it boycotts the polls, it may be outlawed with emergent consequences. Although the NLD has put forward some broad demands, which are unlikely to be accepted, they could not clearly delineate terms and conditions for its participation in the election. This only shows that there are differences in the party on the line to be taken on the forthcoming elections. Some pragmatic leaders of the party are arguing in favour of participating in elections as otherwise they might become irrelevant.
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