Myanmar to Hold 'Elections'

NYT 5.3.10

Under a new Constitution adopted in 2008, the military that has ruled Myanmar, formerly Burma, since 1962 is preparing to replace itself with a civilian government that includes a 440-member House of Representatives...The new legislature will set aside 25 percent of its seats for serving military officers, a number that could be augmented by former officers in civilian clothes...Many foreign analysts, as well as Myanmar's opposition party, the National League for Democracy, have called the elections a false front intended to put a civilian face on the military's continued grip on power.