Decoding Myanmar’s 2015 Election

Kipgen, Nehginpao (2016) Decoding Myanmar’s 2015 Election. Asian Affairs, 47 (2). pp. 215-233. ISSN 0306-8374

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Abstract

The multi-party general election held on 8 November 2015 was to choosemembers for the House of Representatives/Lower House/Pyithu Hluttaw,House of Nationalities/Upper House/Amyotha Hluttaw, and State andRegional Hluttaws or Assemblies. It was thefirst open poll since the1990 general election, which the National League for Democracy(NLD) won in a landslide but the State Law and Order RestorationCouncil (SLORC)1military government refused to transfer power toelected representatives. Two other elections were held between 1990and 2015. While the 2010 multi-party election was boycotted byseveral political parties, including the NLD, the 2012 by-election wastofill the seats vacated by sitting parlia

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Social Sciences (General)
JGU School/Centre: Jindal School of International Affairs
Depositing User: Amees Mohammad
Date Deposited: 25 Jul 2023 11:22
Last Modified: 31 Aug 2023 04:41
Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/03068374.2016.1170989
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/6379

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