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This R&D provides resources on Myanmar’s national elections, which will be held on Sunday. The international community expects the nation to run its fairest elections since the 1980s, but there are concerns that the nation’s military interests are trying to hurt the National League for Democracy (NLD) and that the elections will not empower the nation’s various minority communities. In all, ninety-two political parties will contest the elections for the national parliament, also known as the Hluttaw. NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi is barred from being named the nation’s president by the legislature due to being married to a foreign national.
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi draws tens of thousands of people a week before elections https://t.co/SBwbveIUld pic.twitter.com/0UH5BVpb3C
— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) November 2, 2015
Myanmar will hold its first elections that won’t be boycotted by the opposition party https://t.co/mktKDWXZPY pic.twitter.com/qSL5fcZCoN
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) November 1, 2015
Suu Kyi vows co-operation if her party wins in Myanmar election https://t.co/rm5WcJU5fG #topstories
— TorontoStar (@TorontoStar) November 2, 2015
#UNSG Ban Ki-moon expresses deep concern about hate speech by extreme elements among majority community in #Myanmar https://t.co/cT7BqHy3Xl
— UN Spokesperson (@UN_Spokesperson) November 2, 2015
Infographic: Myanmar’s historic elections – A breakdown by state and region https://t.co/2T7zriCW9L pic.twitter.com/wjXdY8oY7E
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) November 1, 2015
Myanmar’s election is not entirely fair. Voter lists are inaccurate and ripe for abuse https://t.co/AmDBGJ9Bmy pic.twitter.com/kPUL1vhNNu
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) November 1, 2015
Even Aung San Suu Kyi’s opponents back her in Myanmar’s elections https://t.co/88mQKIl4jU pic.twitter.com/Dec4PScP9w
— Bloomberg Business (@business) November 1, 2015
Burma’s rulers are selling off the country’s assets — and it’s all going to the same old group of insiders. https://t.co/1loZcj5BY3
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) October 31, 2015
Criticism bounces off Aung San Suu Kyi in minds of many in Myanmar ahead of election: https://t.co/riGpvmLGXy
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 30, 2015
Myanmar’s radical monks shaping historic election https://t.co/CdPDjX2ul1 pic.twitter.com/Ta15LZMtmA
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) November 1, 2015
Until Myanmar is at peace with itself, its people will struggle to escape from poverty https://t.co/SdN8zNthk2 pic.twitter.com/GKcUEDAzmC
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) November 2, 2015
Anti-Muslim rhetoric is a military relic. Myanmar needs democracy for all | Martin Wollacott https://t.co/FVAJF7TPXL
— The Guardian (@guardian) October 30, 2015