Key Myanmar Pro-Democracy Parties Refuse to Meet With Regime's Election Body

THE IRRAWADDY 

20 May 2021

An anti-regime protest in Yangon on Feb.14. / The Irrawaddy

While many of Myanmar’s key pro-democracy political parties have rejected an invitation from the regime’s election body to a meeting on Friday, others have decided to attend it, risking public outrage.

New 45-Member Parliamentary Committee to Create Bill Amending Myanmar’s Constitution.

RADIO FREE ASIA 
2019-02-19

Military officers who serve as members of Myanmar's parliament arrive for a parliamentary session in Naypyidaw, Feb. 19, 2019.

Myanmar’s parliament on Tuesday approved the creation of a 45-member joint committee to write a bill to amend the army-drafted 2008 constitution that the current government views as undemocratic, despite opposition by lawmakers from the military and the main opposition party, legislators said.