December 04, 2003— "The National Convention is once again the talk of the town in Burmese political circles. When Burma?s new Prime Minister Gen Khin Nyunt announced the junta?s seven-point homegrown recipe for democracy, the first step was the resumption of National Convention that adjourned in early 1996. ... The regime has now succeeded in persuading almost all the ethnic groups—ceasefire and non-ceasefire—to climb on the road map bandwagon. With the legitimacy they will add to the National Convention, the junta can undermine Aung San Suu Kyi?s election-winning National League for Democracy (NLD) party, since the opposition also depends on an alliance with ethnic groups..."