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Myanmar's NLD party vows to work for free, fair election

Xinhua, June 21, 2015 Adjust font size:

Myanmar's opposition National League for Democracy (NLD), led by Aung San Suu Kyi, adopted a resolution on Sunday to work for a free and fair general election later this year.

The resolution adopted at the fifth meeting of the Central Executive Committee (CEC), also covered inspection of voters' list to protect citizens' rights, saying that selection of candidates for the election is to be totally done by the committee.

The statement said efforts for winning the election are not for the party itself but for the victory of establishing a democratic union and for the people.

On the first day of NLD's CEC meeting on Saturday, NLD chairperson Suu Kyi stressed the importance of stability during the pre-election period.

The NLD will announce later whether it will compete in the upcoming election, she said, adding that if taking part in the election, her party will select only those qualified as candidates for the vote.

Suu Kyi revealed that the party would also invite outsiders, who are non-NLD members, to compete in the election as NLD's candidates and all candidates are required to undergo check for the ownership of their properties.

The general election was slated by the Union Election Commission for the end of October or the beginning of November.

The NLD, established in September 1988 after the previous military's take-over of the state power, regained legal registration on Jan. 5, 2012.

In the 2012 by-elections, the party won 43 out of 45 open parliamentary seats, of which 37, including Suu Kyi herself, were in the House of Representatives. Endi