Myanmar sets Nov 7 election date
August 13th, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANSYangon, Aug 13 (DPA) Myanmar’s election commission has set Nov 7 as the date for a much-awaited general election, national television announced Friday.
Military-ruled Myanmar, also called Burma, last held an election in 1990. It was won by a landslide by the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD), headed by pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi.
The ruling junta refused to hand over power to the NLD, claiming a new constitution was needed before civilian rule was feasible. It has kept Suu Kyi under house arrest for 15 of the past 20 years.
Suu Kyi, whose latest 18-month detention term started May 27 last year, is now likely to be freed about Nov 27.
Neither she nor her party will be contesting the polls.
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