Burmese leader warns against 'slanderous' election campaign
27 Mar 2010
http://australianetworknews.com/stories/201003/2857940.htm?desktop
A day after a massive parade to mark Burma's Armed Forces Day, the leader of the country's junta has warned against 'divisive' and 'slanderous' election campaigning in the run up to polls - possibly in late October or early November.Senior General Than Shwe was addressing thousands of soldiers at a parade ground in the remote capital, Naypyidaw.But observers have dismissed the polls as a move to strengthen the generals' power. The detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is barred from standing and a quarter of parliamentary seats will be nominated by the junta.
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