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Burmese Communists do not intend to boycott the 2010 elections

site Burmese Mizzima News published in mid- last July a series of interviews with representatives of opposition political groups to the Burmese military junta. Among these was the spokesman of the Communist Party of Burma (CPB ) "Comrade " Po Than Jaung . The CPB was established in 1939 and throughout its history has relied on just three years of law, from 1945 to 1948. Schieratosi with the Chinese at the time of splitting the international communist movement, led a strong guerrilla movement until the early '90s, when the rebellion of minorities who constituted most of its guerrilla forces, has forced its leaders to refuge in China.

The Burmese regime announced that general elections would be held in 2010, the first since those in 1990 had given the victory of the democratic movement led by Aung San Suu Kyi . The democratic process was quickly interrupted by the intervention of the military which has since ruled the country through repression.

According to the spokesman of the Communist Party, the 2010 elections would be held within the framework of the recently approved constitution, "the council will use the elections to prolong its rule and maintain political power. The 2010 elections will not be comparable to those in 1990. In the 2010 elections, 25% of parliamentary seats will be reserved for the Armed Forces. The parties and the people can only fight for the remaining 75% of the seats. In addition, many key positions, and departments will likewise 'they reserved for representatives appointed by the Armed Forces. So the 2010 elections can not change the nature of the military regime in Burma. "

Despite this critical assessment, the Communists do not intend to boycott the elections." We must not let all these seats in Parliament without debate and give in to the manipulations of the military as they wish. "As for the possibility of direct participation of the CPB , Po Than Jaung recalled that the party is not allowed to operate legally, although this request has been made since the 1990 elections. The party would refuse to operate under a different name. "The CPB will occur only under his own name. We are not going to change the name of our party," said the communist leader to Mizzima.