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May 7, 2010

Burmese Opposition Party Dissolves
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In Burma, the main political opposition party to the ruling military
junta has officially dissolved. The National League for Democracy chose
to disband in an act of protest against rules that would have prevented
several of its members from running in upcoming elections, including the
jailed the pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. NLD officials say
they’ll form a new party under the name of the National Democracy Force
to run in the elections.



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