The Union Election Commission (UEC) announced that several areas of Burma will not allow to votes in the November 7, which seemed unable to get votes mostly parts of the country where ethnic minorities are dominant including the two Township of Karenni.one of vllages in Pruso Township (Photo: KSWDC)
A Loikaw resident slams that the ruling military is on their way. "These areas were the once they did not get vote and the failure of their officials campaigning by themselves. Then they blame on the regional security."
Adding to fears of conflict, the junta announced on the state runs television that polls would not take place in mostly 300 villages in Kachin, Karenni, Mon, Karen and Shan States, which are home to armed ethnic groups.
Pruso and Pasaung Township in Karenni state that could not hold the election announced by the UEC on state run papers The New Light of Myanmar on Sept.16. MRTV said polls had been scrapped "because the situations there will not be conducive to free and fair elections."
Meanwhile, ethnic groups in those areas including the two main Township Karenni that the Union Election Commission (UEC) announced not to allow to vote for the election were mainly many of villagers who do not hold the national identity cards, according to the Karenni sources.
The announcement is the first sign from government that the country's first election in two decades may not go as smoothly as desired, despite its tight control over its organization and rules.
Pro-democracy groups, as well as Western nations and human rights organizations, have already criticized the election as unfair and undemocratic, though the accusations have hardly ruffled the junta's confidence.
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