2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics
2015 election: USDP unveils candidate list
The ruling party in Burma announces that it will field 1,147 candidates for the 8 November general election, but President Thein Sein will not run.
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2015 Elections Lead Story Natural Disasters News Politics
Candidate list deadline extended due to floods
The last date for Burma’s political parties to submit their candidate lists for the November general election has been extended to 14 August.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics
No room for Ko Ko Gyi on NLD candidate list
NLD will contest 1,132 of the total possible 1,171 seats in the upper and lower houses, as well as in state and division assemblies.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Parliament Politics
8 Aug deadline set for parties’ candidate lists
The Union Election Commission has instructed political parties to submit lists of parliamentary candidates for the general election no later than 8 August.
USDA candidates for 2010 election shortlisted
Sep 4, 2008 (DVB), A list of three candidates for the 2010 election from Yezagyo township, Magwe division, has been sent to the Union Solidarity and Development Association headquarters, according[…]
Meditation and law: The Suu Kyi loyalist tipped for Burma’s presidency
Win Myint, the long-serving member of Burma’s ruling party who is expected to become the country’s next president within days, is described by colleagues as a skilled political operator with a crucial quality — loyalty to de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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By-elections 2017: candidate vetting process begins
Burma’s Union Election Commission has officially opened the application process for candidates to run in by-elections slated for April next year.
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Suu Kyi loyalist Htin Kyaw elected president of Burma
A special sitting of Burma’s Union Parliament elected Htin Kyaw as the country’s first democratically-elected president since 1962.
Three presidential candidates cleared for final vote
Burma moves another step closer to choosing its next president and vice-presidents.
Burma’s stock exchange prepares for first listing
Burma’s new stock exchange plans its first listing on 25 March, the deputy finance minister said on Sunday, more than three months after it launched.
Ethnic issues Lead Story News Politics
Pro-nationalist sentiment dismissed on election day
The NLD’s landslide victory over the USDP is seen to many as a dismissal of the anti-Mulism rhetoric that was employed by Ma-Ba-Tha during the election.
2015 Elections Arakan Lead Story News Politics
Arakan nationalist concedes loss
The Arakan National Party chairman has conceded defeat to his National League for Democracy rival counterpart.
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Shwe Mann remains party candidate: USDP
Burma’s ruling party has quashed rumours that it has expelled its former chairman Shwe Mann.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics
New nationalist party surges into election race
The National Development Party (NDP) may only be a few months old, but it already an electoral force to be reckoned with.
2015 Elections Interview Lead Story Mon Politics
All eyes are on the NLD, says Mon State candidate Mi Kon Chan
Mi Kon Chan, a former businesswoman on the campaign trail in Mon State for the NLD, speaks about her political aspirations and hopes for the Mon people.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics
Monks are helping USDP, says NLD candidate
An NLD candidate in Pegu Division has accused his rivals from the ruling USDP of drafting Buddhist monks to garner votes and verbally attack the opposition.
Female candidates defy prejudice to contest election
Practice your English with DVB news. This week: Women running in the election find they must fight not only rival parties but also sexism and prejudice.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics
Female candidates defy prejudice to contest election
Women candidates say they have to endure slurs and malicious rumours, while some also fear for their safety as they campaign in their constituencies.
2015 Elections Interview Lead Story Rangoon
Last-minute candidate for Kawhmu race
DVB spoke to Yi Yi Sa, the Modern People’s Party’s Lower House candidate in Kawhmu Township, the same township as opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
2015 Elections Arakan Chin Lead Story News Politics Sagaing
2015 election: Voter lists ready in flood-hit areas
Despite speculation that Arakan, Chin and Sagaing regions would not be ready in time, Burma’s election commission says it is up to speed.
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Rookie candidates polish skills for campaign
Thousands of candidates take classes to apply their newly learnt diplomatic skills to the election campaign.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics Women's Issues
2015 Election: Women account for 13% of candidates
The NLD submitted the highest number of female candidates, with 168 women contesting polls, followed by the USDP with 72.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics Rohingya
Muslims suffer brunt of candidate rejections
A total of 88 candidates from across Burma, including almost an entire Muslim political party, have been disqualified from the 8 November general election.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics Suu Kyi
6,000 candidates registered for November election
The opposition NLD tops the candidate lists with 1,151 representatives, followed by the ruling USDP with 1,134, and NUP with 763.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics Suu Kyi
NLD to replace 12 candidates
Twelve nominees from the NLD’s candidate list have resigned from the party and replacements are being found, spokesperson Win Myint tells the Daily Eleven.
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Ruling party to announce election candidates
The USDP said it would announce its list of candidates for the upcoming general election within two weeks, which may include former military officials.
VP candidate nominated as reshuffle continues
The nomination of chief minister of Rangoon Region and former lieutenant general Myint Swe as the new vice president signals another step forward in the country’s reform process, according to analysts
Parties attack voter lists
Widespread reports of inaccurate and fraudulent voting lists has party officials questioning whether the April by-elections will be free and fair
NDF lines up candidates for April vote
Opposition party expecting tough contest in by-elections after government approves National League for Democracy to run
Shan party candidate wins lawsuit
Election Commission dismisses case by USDP losing candidate on the grounds that there was insufficient evidence to suggest foul play
