Burma sets date for popular votes

[Jack Rabbit]

Source: BBC

Burma will hold a constitutional referendum in May followed by general elections in 2010, the country's military junta has said.

The regime had set out what it called a roadmap for democracy but had not previously given any firm timetable.

It made the announcement in a statement on state television and radio.

Burma has been under military rule since 1962. The country saw rare nationwide protests against the ruling junta in August and September.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7236648.stm

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The military allowed elections in 1990 and their party lost to Aung San Suu Kyi. The military decided to ignore the results. The legitimate president of Burma is still under house arrest and the military is still in control.

We'll see if they mean it any more now than then.

[Doctor Cynic]

1. It might get destroyed by a spontaneous "people power" revolution before then anyways.

We shall see...