The democracy activist who will not vote

Opinion November 03, 2010

Aung San Suu Kyi, who won a landslide victory in Myanmar’s last election 20 years ago, says she will not vote in the upcoming election November 7. Her decision prompts several questions about the electoral process in a country that has been under authoritarian military rule for almost 50 years.

Vidar Helgesen is Secretary General of International IDEA in Stockholm.

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