Latest update: 18/11/2011 

- Aung San Suu Kyi - Burma - elections - military junta


Suu Kyi's party back on the political scene

Suu Kyi's party back on the political scene

The party of Burmese democracy leader Aung Sung Suu Kyi, which boycotted last year's general election, said Friday it would re-register in order to contest a series of upcoming special elections for empty parliamentary seats.

By News Wires (text)
 

REUTERS - The party of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, which boycotted last year’s general election, announced on Friday it would register to field candidates in a series of upcoming by-elections for vacant parliamentary seats.

The 106-member Central Executive Committee of the National League for Democracy (NLD) voted unanimously to register the party, which was officially dissolved last year, and contest the by-elections, it said in a statement.

During a meeting to decide whether to reregister, which was attended by reporters, Nobel laureate Suu Kyi told members she was in favour of the party contesting the 48 by-elections, but she did not say whether she herself was interested in becoming a lawmaker.

Date created : 18/11/2011 
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