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General elections were held in Myanmar on 7 November 2010, in accordance with the new constitution, which was approved in a referendum held in May 2008. The election date was announced by the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) on 13 August.[2]
The elections were the fifth step of the seven-step "roadmap to democracy" proposed by the SPDC in 2003,[3][4] the sixth and seventh steps being the convening of elected representatives and the building of a modern, democratic nation, respectively.[5] However, the National League for Democracy boycotted the elections. The result was a sweeping victory for the Union Solidarity and Development Party, which won nearly 80% of seats contested across the upper and lower houses. The United Nations expressed concern about the fairness of the elections,[6] and western countries dismissed them as fraudulent.[7]
Due to the strict separation of powers in the constitution, members elected to the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw were automatically disqualified from their seats if they accepted appointment to an executive or judicial body. As a result, many elected members elected were quickly disqualified from their seats after accepting appointment to bodies such as the Cabinet of Myanmar. By-elections to fill 48 vacancies left by such appointments as well as by resignations and deaths were held in April 2012.
- ^ Burma ex-Prime Minister Thein Sein named new president Archived 19 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine, BBC, 4 February 2011.
- ^ "Myanmar junta sets election date of November 7". CNN. 13 August 2010. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ Myanmar leader says 2010 election plans on course Archived 29 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Kuwait Times. 30 November, 2008.
- ^ Myanmar Top Leader Advises People To Make Correct Choice With Upcoming Election Archived 19 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Bernama. 4 January 2010.
- ^ Kipgen, Nehginpao (29 December 2009). "Reconciliation Myanmar Needs". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011.
- ^ MacFarquhar, Neil (22 October 2010). "U.N. Doubts Fairness of Election in Myanmar". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ "Western states dismiss Burma's election". BBC. 8 November 2010. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010.