The military regime that rules Burma with an iron fist claims it will hold "free' and "fair' elections in 2010"”the supposed crowning moment of its self-lauded "Roadmap to Democracy.'
But these claims have been denounced by opposition groups, who say the proposed elections are nothing more than the final step in the hijacking of the democratic process with the intention of extending the regime's military control through a rigged ballot and the election of a civilian proxy.
Moe Soe Oo, joint secretary of the exiled branch of the National League for Democracy, says there's not a politician in a democratic society who would accept the military regime's conditions for the election.
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