Than Shwe Sets Ground Rules for Polls
At an Armed Forces Day speech in Naypyidaw on March 27, Burma’s junta chief warned political parties to behave while campaigning for elections later this year, adding that the armed forces can take part in politics “whenever the need arises.” In his seven-minute speech, Snr-Gen Than Shwe also warned the international community against meddling in the upcoming election and said “divisive acts” could spark anarchy and derail the transition to democracy. Than Shwe did not reveal a date for the election. The 77-year-old regime strongman rarely speaks in public, except at Armed Forces Day ceremonies.
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