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Rohingya politicians excluded from Myanmar's upcoming election

They will not be able to stand as candidates because officials accuse them of having foreign roots, news agency Al Jazeera reported

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1 min read Last Updated : Aug 26 2020 | 2:30 AM IST

Aspiring politician Abdul Rasheed was born in Myanmar and is one of very few majority-Muslim Rohingya to have Myanmar citizenship. His father was a civil servant. But when the country goes to the polls in November, the businessman will not be able to stand as a candidate because officials accuse him of having foreign roots, news agency Al Jazeera reported.

Rasheed is among at least a dozen Rohingya with Myanmar citizenship who have applied to be candidates in the November 8 general election, hoping to get into politics under the new democratic government led by Nobel laureate Aung

Topics : Rohingya Muslims Myanmar

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