Burmese opposition drums up support

Burmese opposition drums up support,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
The Burmese opposition party formed by ex-members of Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) opened a new office in Mandalay on Thursday to drum up support ahead of November elections.
Watched by plainclothes police and military intelligence personnel,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], about 100 people attended the inaugural ceremony in the central city,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], where members of the National Democratic Force (NDF) cut a ribbon and released balloons.
"People might have expected in the past they would vote again for the NLD as they had done before. But,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], unexpectedly, the NLD does not exist any more as it is not participating in the election."
He said NDF members felt they would be failing in their duties if they did not stand in the country's first polls in two decades when people are ready to cast their votes.
"We will not go backwards nor run away. We are not people who will retreat because of difficulties,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," he said.
The NDF's decision to contest the election has put it at odds with other former members of the NLD - including Suu Kyi - who opted to boycott the poll because of "unjust" election laws,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
The vote has been widely condemned by activists and the West as a sham aimed at shoring up almost half a century of military rule.
The NLD,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], which was founded in 1988 after a popular uprising against the junta that left thousands dead, won a landslide victory in 1990 elections, but the military rulers never allowed it to take office.
Critics say the ruling generals are taking no chances this time, reserving one quarter of the seats in parliament for the military and crafting election rules to ensure that junta-backed parties have the advantage.
Opposition parties are facing serious financial and time constraints signing up candidates by an August 30 deadline. Anyone who wants to run in the election must pay a non-refundable registration fee of about $US500.
While the NDF - whose headquarters is in Rangoon - is expected to struggle to fill the NLD's shoes,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], it is managing to win over some Suu Kyi fans.
Suu Kyi,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], who has spent much of the past 20 years in detention and is seen as the biggest threat to the junta, is barred as a serving prisoner from standing.
The poll date falls about a week before Suu Kyi's current house arrest is due to expire on November 13.
"We want democracy and we must participate in the election. As I liked the NDF's statements,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], I became a member," said 37-year-old trader Nan Hteik Zaw.
Meanwhile, The Associated Press reported pro-democracy parties have praised the US decision to support a UN war crimes commission as a milestone, but cautioned it was too soon to be optimistic.
"We support and welcome the decision by the United States. However, this is just the first step and several more steps have to be taken before it is actually implemented," said Tin Oo, vice chairman of the disbanded NLD.
The United States said on Wednesday it has decided to support the creation of a UN commission to look into alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes in Myanmar,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
The White House said in a statement that it believes the commission could advance the cause of human rights in Burma, also known as Myanmar, by "addressing issues of accountability for responsible senior members of the Burmese regime".
Tin Oo said he hoped such a commission would bring the junta to a dialogue table with the opposition, a long-standing demand of the international community.
"If the military government changed its mindset and talked to the country's democratic forces, all the country's woes will be resolved,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," said Tin Oo.
By supporting the UN inquiry, the Obama administration is committing itself to backing an investigation of the military junta led since 1992 by Senior General Than Shwe.
The United States is almost certain to face opposition from China,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], a close ally of Burma, if it seeks to have the UN Security Council establish a commission. It could also ask Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon or go to the General Assembly,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the Economic and Social Council or the Geneva-based Human Rights Council where no country has a veto.
"We welcome the decision by the Obama administration and we regard the decision as a milestone," said Khin Maung Swe of the NDF.
"But we have to wait and see how effective the decision will be as some countries with veto-wielding power can oppose at the Security Council,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," he said.
"All big nations have to help solve the problems of immense socio-economic disparity and abject poverty the country is facing in order to prevent human rights abuses in the country," Swe added.
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