The Nation (10/6/98) news

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1:)Burmese govt told to honour  poll results

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<bold>Burmese govt told to honour  poll results

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<italic><underline>Reuters

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Rangoon_ Four ethnic leaders in Burma, elected in the 1990 general
elections ignored by the ruling military, yesterday appealed to the
government to convene a Parliament based on the poll results.

	They were the latest to support a similar call made by the main
opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) party let by Aung San Suu
Kyi late last month.

	The elected ethnic parliamentarians making the call in an open letter
were Saw Mra Aung from Rakhine (Arakan) State, Khun Tun Oo from Shan
State, Naing Tun Thein from Mon State and Kyin Cin Htan from Chin 
State.

	The opposition, let by the NLD, swept the 1990 polls, but the result was
never recognised by the military government, which also dissolved 83
political parties after the election.

	Saw Mra Aung represents the now dissolved Arakan League for Democracy
and Naing Tun Thein the now-dissolved Mon National League for Democracy.
Kyin Cin Htan was chairman of the dissolved Zomi National Congress, and
Khun Tun Too is chairman of Shan Nationalities' League for Democracy,
which is still registered as a legal part.

	"It was a noble performance, directing towards democracy, of the
Tatmadaw (the armed forces) to allow formation of political parties and
to hold free and fair general elections," their letter said.

	"However, being still unable to implement the result of the elections
remains a black mark in the history of Burma".

	"To erase that black mark, there is no other way but to implement the
result of the elections and to summon people's parliament."

	The letter went on: "With the existing political, economic, social and
national races affairs remaining unsolved, the Union of Myanmar (Burma)
at present is facing various difficulties/"

	"We are firmly convinced that the only way to overcome these
difficulties is to hold politically significant talks among the Tatmadaw
group (the present government), democratic forces, including the National
League for Democracy and ethnic groups, comprising ethnic parties that
won in the general elections and ethnic armed groups," the letter 
added.

	

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