NLD commits to contesting November election
The Burmese opposition party led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi announced 11 July it will contest the general election on Nov. 8, an effort that is expected to strongly challenge the ruling military-backed party.
“We will contest the election to continue implementing the democratic transition that has yet to be achieved,” Suu Kyi told a news briefing in the capital Naypyidaw. The election date was fixed by the government on 8 July.
Her party boycotted the 2010 polls because it considered election rules to be unfair. It took part in subsequent by-elections after changes were made, winning almost all seats it contested.
