Prospects for Burma's New Constitution (Commentary)

South, Ashley

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Prospects for Burma's New Constitution (Commentary)

Date

2008-03-17

Authors

South, Ashley

Publisher

Independent Mon News Agency

Abstract

In February the SPDC military government announced that a referendum will be held this May, to endorse a new constitution. Following the referendum (presumably, if the regime is successful in engineering a 'yes' vote) elections are scheduled for 2010.