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On the recordOctober 20, 2015
In fact, you would have to have every seat won by one party or in coalition with parties to in essence have any possibility of affecting change in terms of Burma's constitution.
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Joe Crowley
Democratic · New York

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Crowley discusses the challenges of changing Burma's constitution due to military seat allocation.

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