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Today is registration day for NLD

B y KIC Following their decision last week to register and take part in up-coming bye-elections, Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party will lodge their application papers today, Friday, 25th November. Last week’s decision to register was made in accordance with party members voting during last week's specially called meeting. The party's spoke person, central executive committee member, U Win Tin, spoke to Karen News. “The NLD party is not yet a legal party. Previously, the government restrictions meant we refused to register [to contest the national elections in 2010]. But now they [government] have made changes to the law, we decided to register and take part in the forthcoming bye-elections.” U Win Tin asked people to support the NLD's decision and to get behind pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi political campaign. Aung San Suu Kyi requested NLD party members to support and respect the party's voting decis