Knpp Statement On 2010 Election Eng

KARENNI NATIONAL PROGRESSIVE PARTY OFFICE OF HEADQUARTERS P.O Box 20, Mae Hong Son, 58,000 Thailand. Phone & fax: (66)53 611 573, Email: [email protected]

Date: October 12, 2009 Statement No. 05/09 The Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) has announced its position in regard to Burma’s forthcoming 2010 General as follows: 1. The KNPP had already made known its rejection of the spurious results of Burma’s 2008 referendum on the SPDC’s Constitution. The results did not reflect the true will of the voters as claimed by Burma’s military regime. The Constitution was adopted by force to legitimize and secure the military dictatorship’s rule. 2. Furthermore, we foresee that the general election which is scheduled to take place in 2010 will not produce an Assembly (Parliament) composed of genuine representatives of the electorate. 3. What is more, the voice and mandate of the elected representatives will be limited under the undemocratic 2008 Constitution and the newly formed government will not serve the interests of the entire people of Burma, but will rubber-stamp policies to favor the elite military generals and their cronies. The rights of the ethnic people for self-determination and protection of our customs and culture will be further endangered by this so-called Parliament. 4. The Karenni is a member of the Ethnic Nationalities Council (ENC), and as a representative of the Karenni people the KNPP states that it is fully committed to, and will comply with, the ENC's principles regarding the 2010 election, as formulated during its last executive committee held on June 8 - 12, 2009.

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