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SHAN HERALD AGENCY FOR NEWS

18 October 1999

No: 10 - 19

Back To The Past-Today

18 October 1988

The Winning Shan Party is 11 today

The Shan Nationalities League for Democracy, the party later to win the=20
most seats in the Shan State and emerge as second only to the NLD in the =

whole of Burma, is 11 years old today, according to SNLD source.

Following announcements made by the State Law and Order Council that =
took=20
power in a bloody coup exactly one month earlier to hold multiparty =
general=20
elections, the SNLD was one of the nearly 200 political parties that =
were=20
set up.

The founding meeting was held in Rangoon. Sai Thet Win was elected as =
the=20
party's first president. But he retired within a year and Khun Htoon Oo, =
a=20
scion of the Hsipaw House, became its president, the office that he =
still=20
holds today.

The party applied for registration to the Multi-Party Elections =
Commission=20
on 21 October. Three days later, it became the country's 45th party to =
be=20
officially recognized.

The party participated actively in the National Convention, the junta =
held=20
assembly to draft the 'permanent Union constitution'. It remains today,=20
after the NLD's boycotting, the main opposition to the junta's draft=20
charter proposal.

The party's main principle is that democracy and the right of self=20
determination must come together. "Both are head and tail of the same=20
coin", read a joint-declaration with the Union Nationalities League for=20
Democracy, a united front  of the non-Burman groups.

Nine years after its election victory, the government-elect party of =
Shan=20
State, like the NLD, is facing the question put forward by the junta and =

the junta-influenced elements: Could the 1990 elections results be still =

considered valid?

Already there are talks of holding new elections.

However, the party's supporters, among whom are the two ceasefire =
groups,=20
the Shan State Army North and the Shan State National Army, appear to be =

still positive about the validity of the 1990 results.

"It is plain ignorance of democratic procedures", said one, referring to =

talks of holding new elections. "To hold new elections in a democracy, =
one=20
has to dissolve the Parliament first. And in order to dissolve it, one =
has=20
to convene it in the first place. However, in Burma, Parliament has not=20
been convened even once yet since 1990".

Shan Herald Agency for News. =20


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<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial>18 October 1999<BR><BR>No: 10 -=20
19<BR><BR><FONT color=3D#ff0000 size=3D4><STRONG>Back To The=20
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<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial><BR>18 October 1988<BR><BR><FONT =

color=3D#ff0000 size=3D4><STRONG>The Winning Shan Party is 11=20
today</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial><BR>The Shan Nationalities =
League for=20
Democracy, the party later to win the <BR>most seats in the Shan State =
and=20
emerge as second only to the NLD in the <BR>whole of Burma, is 11 years =
old=20
today, according to SNLD source.<BR><BR>Following announcements made by =
the=20
State Law and Order Council that took <BR>power in a bloody coup exactly =
one=20
month earlier to hold multiparty general <BR>elections, the SNLD was one =
of the=20
nearly 200 political parties that were <BR>set up.<BR><BR>The founding =
meeting=20
was held in Rangoon. Sai Thet Win was elected as the <BR>party's first=20
president. But he retired within a year and Khun Htoon Oo, a <BR>scion =
of the=20
Hsipaw House, became its president, the office that he still <BR>holds=20
today.<BR><BR>The party applied for registration to the Multi-Party =
Elections=20
Commission <BR>on 21 October. Three days later, it became the country's =
45th=20
party to be <BR>officially recognized.<BR><BR>The party participated =
actively in=20
the National Convention, the junta held <BR>assembly to draft the =
'permanent=20
Union constitution'. It remains today, <BR>after the NLD's boycotting, =
the main=20
opposition to the junta's draft <BR>charter proposal.<BR><BR>The party's =
main=20
principle is that democracy and the right of self <BR>determination must =
come=20
together. "Both are head and tail of the same <BR>coin", read a=20
joint-declaration with the Union Nationalities League for <BR>Democracy, =
a=20
united front&nbsp; of the non-Burman groups.<BR><BR>Nine years after its =

election victory, the government-elect party of Shan <BR>State, like the =
NLD, is=20
facing the question put forward by the junta and <BR>the =
junta-influenced=20
elements: Could the 1990 elections results be still <BR>considered=20
valid?<BR><BR>Already there are talks of holding new =
elections.<BR><BR>However,=20
the party's supporters, among whom are the two ceasefire groups, <BR>the =
Shan=20
State Army North and the Shan State National Army, appear to be =
<BR>still=20
positive about the validity of the 1990 results.<BR><BR>"It is plain =
ignorance=20
of democratic procedures", said one, referring to <BR>talks of holding =
new=20
elections. "To hold new elections in a democracy, one <BR>has to =
dissolve the=20
Parliament first. And in order to dissolve it, one has <BR>to convene it =
in the=20
first place. However, in Burma, Parliament has not <BR>been convened =
even once=20
yet since 1990".<BR><BR>Shan Herald Agency for News.&nbsp;=20
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