NLD candidates struggle for attention in northern Arakan State
Candidates for Myanmar’s main opposition party are continuing to face hurdles campaigning in Arakan State, with local administrators in several townships reportedly declining to facilitate the party’s activities.
The Irrawaddy spoke with six candidates from the National League for Democracy (NLD) competing in races in northern Arakan State. Of these, candidates in Mrauk-U, Kyauktaw and Buthidaung all said that multiple village administrators had been deliberately uncooperative in what they saw as a bid to scuttle planned campaign rallies.
