"Barely had the speculation formed over Gen Khin Nyunt?s first public speech as Burma?s prime minister when the junta?s mouthpiece newspaper Kyemon blamed the opposition for the country?s political impasse. The opposition National League for Democracy?s (NLD) boycott of the National Convention constitution drafting assembly in 1995 "has been the reason why a parliamentary democracy government has still not emerged 13 years after the election was held," the paper argued, referring to the 1990 elections which the NLD won, but the military ignored. Khin Nyunt has made clear his intentions to restart the stalled 1993 National Convention, followed by the drafting of a State Constitution, holding a referendum and finally, holding a nationwide election. The only trouble is that no timeframe was specified in his policy declaration..."