Signature campaign for charter change concludes

The campaign co-organisers, the National League for Democracy and the 88 Generation Peace and Open Society, will submit the signatures to Parliament within a week.

The 54-day campaign lasted from May 27 to today. It was designed to raise political awareness and show the public support for amending the charter.  

“We will compile signatures collected from different parts of the country. The signatures tallying will be from July 19 to 26. We will do the counting at NLD headquarters. Afterwards, the count would be released to the public. The NLD central executive committee is to give instruction on the next move. In general, the signatures will be presented to Parliament,” said Tun Tun Hein, NLD executive member. 

“Regarding the constitutional amendment, the compliance of the people’s will should decide the trust worthiness of Parliament,” said NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi. 

Throughout the campaign, leading and high-profile figures, like artists, poets and the disabled, joined hands to solicit the support.