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183 parliament representatives remain valid in Myanmar 

Xinhua, Yangon, 18 October 1999. Only 183 parliament representatives out of
the 485 who were elected in the 1990 general election remain valid as of
the end of May this year, according to the country's Election Commission.
The 302 others include 91 resigned, 31 died, 72 disqualified under election
law and 108 canceled for breach of law. Of the 392 elected parliament
representatives of the winning opposition National League for
Democracy (NLD), only 129 remain valid. The 263 others include 82 resigned,
26 died, 38 disqualified
under election law, 95 canceled for breach of law and 22 became independent
elected , the Commission
said. The 1990 General Election, contested by 93 political parties, was
sponsored by the Myanmar
military government on May 27 that year after it took over the power of
state on September 18, 1988.
The NLD complains that no parliament session has been held until now
although the election ended for
many years. The NLD demanded on June 23, 1998 that the government convene
the parliament elected in
the election, setting a dead line of 60 days, but it's demand was ignored.
Later on September 16 that year,
the NLD unilaterally formed a 10-member "Committee Representing the
People's Parliament elected in the
1990 general election" and set up the "People's Parliament." Meanwhile, the
Myanmar government
regarded itself as a "transitional or caretaker government" which has "no
intention" to hold on to power
for long time. 


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