Although they recognize the process is deeply flawed, some ethnic minority parties in Burma have decided to contest the election and expect to do well—if votes are counted fairly, that is... "Over the past few months, various cease-fire groups and ethnic civil society leaders have formed political parties in order to contest the forthcoming election. In fact, some two-thirds of the 42 parties which applied for registration by the end of May represent ethnic communities. A good test of the election?s credibility will be whether ethnic nationality parties are able to campaign freely—and above all whether votes are counted fairly on the day..."