Donning Mask of Election, Myanmar still oppressing Non- Burma Races

 

The election in Burma in this weekend means nothing, especially for other ethnic groups, including the Rakhine, with no significant consequences. The current government, in 2010, joined the military to continue its politics and participated in the election, accepted the military-drafted constitution, and brutally persecuted and killed ethnic nationalities.

This time, during the election campaign, the Burmese military-backed party and the ruling party competed on the stage, but hugged and kissed the back of the stage and made non-Burmese ethnic groups crazy. The ethnic groups are right subjected about the plot between two major Burmese parties and the Burmese military

In addition, constituencies in Shan and Rakhine State have been canceled for security reasons and before the election result, they are right now celebrating for winning of those constituencies in Arakan and Shan State because those vacant places will be treated and ruled whatever they want by Myanmar.

The next government and next coming Burmese governments will not be able to build a genuine federal union in the elections that will be based on a military-drafted constitution.

Therefore, instead of holding elections based on the constitution drafted by the military, the current people's representatives and ethnic leaders need to convene a conference with international and UN assistance, and the people's leaders should draft a new constitution within three to six months.

Only then can elections be held in a free, fair and equitable manner to build genuine federal union. But this is too difficult  to do for non-Burma races  because of oppressive Burmese regime and Burmese military.