Myanmar promises EU to hold fair vote | Bangkok Post: news

News > Asia

Myanmar promises EU to hold fair vote

Myanmar's military-backed government assured visiting top EU officials on Monday that upcoming by-elections heralding the opposition's return to mainstream politics will be democratic.

Myanmar's government assured visiting top EU officials on Monday that upcoming by-elections heralding the opposition's return to mainstream politics will be democratic. "We have taken the necessary measures so that the upcoming by-elections will be free, fair and credible," lower house speaker Shwe Mann (pictured) told EU development commissioner Andris Piebalgs, speaking through an interpreter.

"We have taken the necessary measures so that the upcoming by-elections will be free, fair and credible," lower house speaker Shwe Mann told EU development commissioner Andris Piebalgs, speaking through an interpreter.

This article is older than 60 days, which we reserve for our premium members only.You can subscribe to our premium member subscription, here.

About the author

columnist
Writer: AFP News agency
Position: Agence France-Presse

Keep this article in your social bookmark:

Latest stories in this category:

Most Viewed

  • Sea of red returns

    Bangkok's Ratchaprasong intersection was once more a sea of red on Saturday as activists marked the second anniversary of the violent end to their weeks-long occupation of Bangkok's commercial heart.

Forum

Your comments

Reply

Sign in once and access every part of the website at your convenience!

Please log in to our Bangkokpost.com community to post your comment.
You can sign in to the community by clicking here.

If you are not part of the community yet, please sign up here. By being part of this community you will get all these privileges.