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All Burma Monks’ Alliance,88 Generation Students,All Burma Federation of Student Unions

No. 7/2010(ABMA+88+ABFSU)25 May 2010,Rangoon, Burma

Let's strongly oppose the 2010 Election which will makethe 2008 Constitution come into operation!

All the people of Burma including Monks, Students and Youths,

1. The day of 27th May 2010 will mark 20th anniversary of 1990 Election in which the peoplerepresentatives overwhelmingly won a landslide victory. The results of that election is interpretedas that of the Burmese people's ongoing struggle for democracy begin with the 1988 pro-democracy movements, by truly expressing of their determination.

The military junta has failed to respect its promise made before the 1990 election that it wouldhand over power to the winning party and go back to the military barracks. Besides, it constantlycommitted various violations, such as sealing the offices of NLD (National League for Democracy ledby Daw Aung San Suu Kyi), and unjustly arresting, jailing and killing democracy activists includingMPs-elect.

Now it unilaterally voided the results of 1990 election by making unjust orders in regard to the2010 election.

2. The military junta is soon going to organize the 2010 election making the 2008 Constitutioncome into operation while being failed to respect the 1990 election results.

The 2008 Constitution is in fact that of military rule with a facade of civilians in order to endurean ever-lasting military dictatorial rule to protect personal interests of a handful of military topbrass and their cronies.That constitution does not favour any assurance for the people's interests and their wellbeing.Moreover, it was forcibly enacted by holding a referendum during the time of tragedy in whichmillions of people were suffering from a Cyclone Nargis. It was witnessed by all the peoplethemselves.

3. For those reasons, elected-parties including the NLD and ethnic parties do not accept the 2008Constitution and openly boycott it by being unregistered on April 29 of this year.