On the recordOctober 20, 2015
Yes, the opposition would have to win 66 percent of the seats in Parliament in order to mitigate the structural bias built in by 25 percent allocation to the military.
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Daniel R. Russel
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congress.govDaniel R. Russel: “Yes, the opposition would have to win 66 percent of the seats in Parliament in order to mitigate the structural bias…”
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Russel explains the electoral challenges faced by the opposition in Burma's Parliament.
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