Burma leader warns public about election

Burma leader Than Shwe gives election warning
(BBC) - [Dictator] Than Shwe said his roadmap was "the sole process for transition." Burma's military leader Than Shwe has urged people to make what he called the "correct choices" when elections are held at some point later this year. [Supreme] General Than Shwe made his comments in a message to mark Independence Day. He said his government's seven-stage roadmap was the only way for the country to achieve democracy. A date for the elections has not been set. But they will be the first since 1990, when the military refused to recognize the opposition's [Aung San Suu Kyi's] victory. More>>

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