The most controversial point is that President Thein Sein highlights the importance of political reforms as crucial to change the country into a democracy. On the contrary, he and his government take hold of the undemocratic 2008 constitution which does not help ensuring involvement of all the citizens in the political process concerning equal rights, especially for the ethnic population.
Many ethnic leaders emphasize that they don't have faith in the inequitable 2008 constitution. They believe it is a lopsided and autocratic charter since the Burmese military seizes 25 percent of all seats in the existing parliament.
So, many analysts criticize the current constitution will not grant the democratic freedom and the fundamental rights not only for the ethnic groups but also for the whole nation. To start a genuine political reform, President Thein Sein himself must change his mind-set first in order to match with a democratic style of work.
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