New Mon State Party / National Democratic Front / Election Commission / Independent Mon News Agency / Paul Keenan Our / Sagaing Division / All Mon Regional Development Party / National Union / Democratic Party / Kachin Independence Organisation / popular All Mon Regional Development Party / Upper House / Union Solidarity and Development Party / Arakan Liberation Party / National League for Democracy (NLD) / USDP party / Euro-Burma Office / Arakanese party / army / United Nationalities Federal Council / Rakhine Nationalities Development Party / National League for Democracy / Thein Sein Government / /
Person
Thein Sein / La Nan / Aye Maung / Daw Khin Htay Kywe / Aung San Suu Kyi / Paul Keenan / Aye Tha Aung / Lian H. Sakhong / /
PoliticalEvent
democratic primary / /
Position
Editor / Spokesman / chairman / President / legislator / current president / candidate / /
BRIEFING PAPER NO.5 APRIL 2012 BURMA’S BY-ELECTIONS A CHANCE FOR FUTURE RECONCILIATION? On 1 April 2012, the Thein Sein Government held its first by-election. The elections were for forty-five