NEWS - 183 Parliament Representativ

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183 Parliament Representatives Remain Valid in Myanmar

YANGON (Oct. 18) XINHUA - Only 183 parliament representatives out of the
485 who were elected in the 1990 General Election remain valid as of the
end of May this year, according to the country's Election Commission. 

The 302 others include 91 resigned, 31 died, 72 disqualified under
election law and 108 canceled for breach of law. 

Of the 392 elected parliament representatives of the winning opposition
National League for Democracy (NLD), only 129 remain valid. The 263
others include 82 resigned, 26 died, 38 disqualified under election law,
95 canceled for breach of law and 22 became independent elected, the
commission said. 

The 1990 general election, contested by 93 political parties, was
sponsored by the Myanmar military government on May 27 that year after
it took over the power of state on September 18, 1988. 

The NLD complains that no parliament session has been held until now
although the election ended for many years. The NLD demanded on June 23,
1998 that the government convene the parliament elected in the election
setting a dead line of 60 days, but it's demand was ignored. 

Later on September 16 that year, the NLD unilaterally formed a 10-member
"Committee Representing the People's Parliament Elected in the 1990
General Election" and set up the "People's Parliament." 

Meanwhile, the Myanmar government regarded itself as a "transitional or
caretaker government" which has "no intention" to hold on to power for
long time.