2010 Myanmar general election

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The 2010 Myanmar general election was a widely criticized and tightly controlled national vote that marked the military junta’s managed transition from direct rule to a quasi-civilian government.

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instanceOf general election
national election
alsoKnownAs 2010 Burmese general election
associatedWithLeader Than Shwe
Thein Sein
boycottedBy Aung San Suu Kyi
National League for Democracy
characterizedAs managed transition
tightly controlled
widely criticized
country Myanmar
criticizedBy European Union
United Nations
United States of America
surface form: United States
criticizedFor advance voting irregularities
lack of transparency
restrictions on opposition
unfair electoral laws
enabledGovernment Thein Sein administration
followedBy 2015 Myanmar general election
heldOn 2010-11-07
internationalObservers largely absent
legalFramework 2008 Constitution of Myanmar
legislatureElected Amyotha Hluttaw
Pyithu Hluttaw
Region and State Hluttaws
lowerHouseSeats 330 elected seats
mainOppositionParty National Democratic Force
mainWinningParty Union Solidarity and Development Party
mediaEnvironment heavily censored
organizedBy State Peace and Development Council
partOf Myanmar political reforms
precededBy 1990 Myanmar general election
relatedDocument Political Parties Registration Law (Myanmar)
reservedSeatsForMilitary 25 percent of parliamentary seats
restrictedParticipationOf Aung San Suu Kyi
political prisoners
resultedIn government led by Union Solidarity and Development Party
quasi-civilian government
seatsContestedApprox 1158
supervisedBy Union Election Commission of Myanmar
tookPlaceUnderRegime military junta
transitionedFrom direct military rule
transitionedTo quasi-civilian administration
typeOfTransition military-managed democratization
upperHouseSeats 168 elected seats
voterTurnoutApprox 77 percent
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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State Peace and Development Council organized 2010 Myanmar general election