Aung San Suu Kyi

“The elections of May 1990 were hailed as one of the freest and fairest ever and the NLD won 82 percent of the seats.” Daw Aung San Suu Kyi – Letters from Burma: No. 31, Mainichi Daily News 24 June 1996

More than anything else, the conduct of the 48 by-elections due to be held on 1 April 2012 in Myanmar to fill the seats vacated by elected representatives appointed to ministerial positions is likely to be used as the litmus test for assessing the level of democratic reform achieved in the country. More…