Burma poll aimed at transfer of power back to junta
CLIFFORD COONAN BURMESE VOTERS go to the polls for the first time in two decades tomorrow for what has been widely flagged as an “election of generals” aimed at formally transferring the military junta’s rule back to itself. Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working in the country describe the election as a sham – a rubber-stamp vote guaranteeing military-backed parties victory and leaving no room for those seeking improved democracy in what is one of the world’s…
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Burma poll aimed at transfer of power back to junta
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