By Elections in Burma: 2012
Burma will hold by-elections on April 1. There are 48 seats available (voting in 3 Kachin constituency now cancelled). This represents about 7% of the seats in the national assembly. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the NLD, and other democratic political parties are contesting in these elections.
- Okay Elections are over. I'm going to stop updating this Storify. Check out our website uscampaignforburma.org for more updates.
The Challengers and the challenges faced on the road to democracy in #Burma bit.ly/HWmSFG
Military leaders promoted in by-elections' wake | Democratic Voice of BurmaSeveral high ranking military officials, including the Tatmadaw's commander in chief, have been promoted. According to an article in stat...
Comment from #Burma: 13 of 43 seats won by NLD in #Myanmar #byelections were #womeninpolitics. We're proud! #regconf @UNDP_AsiaPac @ndiwomen
NLD wins 43 seats in Burmese by-electionMizzima - Specialising in Burma-Related News, Information and Multimedia. The leading liberal voice for current events, video, audio, com...
Military officers among voters supporting NLD | Democratic Voice of BurmaMilitary officers were among the voters who swept the National League for Democracy (NLD) to a landslide victory in Sunday's elections, p...
A Small Step for Democracy in Burma but More Attention Needed For Ethnic Minorities : Video For ChangeBurma held parliamentary by-elections for a portion of the entire parliament body yesterday. By most accounts, the polling went relativel...- Official Burmese newspaper: mention of by-election on page 16There were no page 1 stories about the historic Burmese by-election in the April 2 issue of the state-run newspaper, The New Light of Mya...
Myanmar President Praises Weekend ElectionsYANGON, Myanmar - U Thein Sein, the president of Myanmar, said on Tuesday that the weekend's by-elections were "conducted in a very succe...
'Suu Kyi must navigate a pockmarked road to #Burma democracy' - my piece (and pic) on @AJEnglish aje.me/H8kRoR #Myanmar
US lawmaker warns against premature easing of sanctions | Democratic Voice of BurmaA US lawmaker who has drafted sanctions against Burma said Sunday that it was premature to ease pressure despite by-elections forecast to...
Rule of Law is Our Priority: NLD | The Irrawaddy MagazineAffirming the rule of law will be the first priority of the National League for Democracy (NLD) when its members join the Parliament, acc...
A First Step on a Long Road to Democracy | The Jakarta GlobeMyanmar has been in the spotlight these days as a small fraction of voters went to the polls there on Sunday, in what many hoped would be...
Big #Burma NLD victory makes it harder for military to steal the vote in 2015. But will army allow free competition? trib.al/iqU7Qs
Xinhua: Regime Election Commission says NLD swept Rangoon and Naypyidaw in Burma's by-elections bit.ly/HOqFFf #burmaelection #Burma
#Burma is rarely on the front page. But here is the @washingtonpost today! http://pic.twitter.com/zRfPB5YR
Suu Kyi hails 'victory of people'Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi hailed a ''victory of the people'' following a declaration by her party that she has won a ...
