Southeast Asian Affairs, January 1st, 2001
This question will become more urgent over the next two to three years, as the current electoral cycle spins to a close. The concentration of military power in the hands of the CPP poses a potential problem for the ability of other political parties to campaign for support. While the problem is latent, midway through the electoral cycle, opposition parties can be expected to lobby vigorously over this issue, at home and abroad, in the lead-up to the commune elections, tentatively scheduled for 2002, and the general election in 2003. The commune elections are particularly important as an indica...
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