YANGON, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar top leader Senior General Than Shwe said that a free and fair election would be held in 2010in accordance with the publicly approved constitution, according to the official newspaper The New Light of Myanmar on Saturday.
Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council, made the remarks at a meeting of the Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA) on Friday.
Than Shwe, who is also Chairman of the USDA, stated that parties, formed based on their different beliefs, will get involved in political activities, adding that they need to uphold non-disintegration of the Union, non-disintegration of national solidarity and perpetuation of sovereignty as they are the historical requirements of the state.
Stability and peace are the focal point of the drive for creating a better future of the nation, he stressed.
He also called for the USDA members to cooperate with the people in successful implementation of the seven-step Road Map to democracy.
Under the government's fifth step of its seven-step roadmap announced in 2003, a multi-party democracy general election is to be held in 2010 in accordance with the 2008 new state constitution to produce parliament representatives and form a new civilian government.
Source: Xinhua
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