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                  Myanmar Sets November National Election Date

   by VOA News

   Myanmar has announced that the country's long-awaited national election
   will be held on November 8.

   The date was confirmed Wednesday by Union Election Commission Director
   U Thaung Hlaing, according to VOA's Burmese Service.

   The opposition National League for Democracy, headed by Aung San Suu
   Kyi, is expected to continue its strong performance at the polls.

   But Aung San Suu Kyi will be unable to run for president, after the
   military-dominated parliament last month rejected a constitutional
   reform measure.

   The measure would have ended the army's legislative veto power, making
   it easier to change the constitution.

   Under the current charter, Myanmar's military has 25 guaranteed
   parliament seats, enough to block constitutional changes it does not
   like.

   The constitution forbids anyone with foreign children from running for
   president. Aung San Suu Kyi, whose sons are British, is ineligible for
   the post.

   The decision was seen as a setback for Myanmar's political transition,
   which began in 2011 when the military, which had ruled the country for
   decades, handed power to a mostly civilian government.

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