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Myanmar reveals initial general election candidates

Forty-six candidates had registered to run in Myanmar’s upcoming general elections by July 26, according to the country’s Union Election Commission (UEC).
Forty-six candidates had registered to run in Myanmar’s upcoming generalelections by July 26, according to the country’s Union ElectionCommission (UEC).

A UEC official said on July27 that the commission received the list of candidates for 10 seats inthe House of Representatives (lower house), four others in the House ofNationalities (upper house), 23 in regional or state parliaments, and 9in regional or state parliaments for national races.

Among the candidates, 13 are independent nominees, 33 others fromparties, including five from the ruling Union Solidarity and DevelopmentParty, seven from the National Democratic Force, 14 from the NationalUnion Party and one from the National League for Democracy.

UEC has designated a total of 1,171 constituencies across the countryfor the vote, including 330 set for the election of the House ofRepresentatives, 168 for the House of Nationalities, 644 for regional orstate parliaments and 29 for regional or state parliaments for nationalraces.

Once lawmakers in the lower and upper houses are elected, Myanmar’s parliament will appoint a president.

Eighty-eight political parties have registered to take part in the general elections, which are slated for November 8.

The 2015 general election will elect parliamentarians for the nextfive-year tenure, starting in 2016. The incumbent government took officein March 2011 and will conclude its term in March 2016.-VNA
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