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NDI Analysis: Burma’s Electoral Framework is Fundamentally Undemocratic: Will Fail to Meet Basic International Standards
The process surrounding national elections in Burma, expected later this year, “is clearly designed to guarantee a pre-determined outcome and, therefore, does not meet even the very minimum of international standards,” according to an analysis by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) that was released here today […]
• • •Burma’s 2010 Electoral Framework: Fundamentally Undemocratic – A Legal and Human Rights Analysis
This study draws on contributions from numerous experts in the region and comparative election, constitutional and human rights law. Since 1995, NDI has worked with partners to advance the cause of democracy in Burma. The 2010 elections in theory could have provided an opportunity to advance democratic progress and national reconciliation, which in turn could have helped significantly improve the lives of people in Burma. Based on its analysis, NDI came to the conclusion shared by many experts that the election process will not be a step forward and risks being yet another setback […]
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