March 16, 2010- The United Nationalities Alliance (UNA) has sent an open letter to the United Nations Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon asking him to pressure the Burmese government, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), for a free and fair election in 2010.
The letter stated that the SPDC’s election laws are not in accordance with the UN’s proposals and urged the UN leader to apply the appropriate pressure on the Burmese government’s planned 2010 election, while ensuring that is inclusive, free and fair.
The UNA letter stated, “The (current election) laws are also against the opinions of the international community and the desires of the people of Myanmar. All these election laws are based on the unjust and legally unapproved 2008 constitution, and we feel that the coming elections cannot be free and fair.”
The UNA also requested the UN to pressure the Burmese junta to free all political prisoners, hold a tripartite dialogue with the SPDC and the democratic forces led by Aung Sann Su Kyi and the ethnic nationalities, and to halt all military operations in the ethnic areas.
Nai Ngwe Thein, the Spokesman and Member of Secretariat for the UNA, who is also the Vice-Chairman of the Mon National Democratic Front (MNDF) that won 5 seats during the 1990 election, previously stated it will not contest the 2010 general election because the party did not accept the approved 2008 constitution.
The United Nationalities Alliance (UNA), is a coalition of the Burmese ethnic political parties which contested and won (67) seats in the 1990 general election.
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