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within the country and receiving services such as health and education.
At the beginning of the year, the government revoked their identity do-
cuments, alleging that the Muslim minority were not Myanmar citizens.
The Rohingyas were, therefore, unable to stand or vote in this year's
November elections. As a result, for the first time, there are no Muslims
in the Myanmar Parliament.

While the Rohingyas are pleased at the fall of the existing regime,
they are also not entirely happy with Suu Kyi, of whom they had high
hopes in the past. The main reason for this is the way she avoided using
the term "Rohingya" and refused to visit areas with Rohingya popula-
tions during the election campaign.
It did not escape attention that she glossed over the subject whene-
ver Rohingya was mentioned and described the question of minority
rights as a "sensitive issue" that should be treated "very carefully". 2
Many Rohingyas criticize that as a policy adopted in order to avoid
losing the Buddhist vote. Looking at the general condition in the co-
untry from the outside and as a whole, this political maneuver can be

interpreted in different ways.
It is always hard in a country ruled by a junta to keep the balance
and advocate the rights of those the junta does not want. In countries
such as Myanmar, where the junta has in practice not come to an end
and that have no qualms about resorting to violence and torture, the
most rational course is always to avoid risky moves that might incite
further upheaval or sparks.
Had Suu Kyi emphasized the rights of the Rohingyas before the elec-
tion, that would probably have elicited a reaction from the military.

Bearing in mind the conditions in the country it should not be regarded
as unreasonable that Suu Kyi should have adopted a different pre-elec-
tion tactic. The only way of confirming these criticisms or otherwise is
the course that Suu Kyi follows from now on.