Rakhine residents of Yangon attend an Arakan National Party rally in the commercial capital on October 25, 2015, ahead of the general election that year. (AFP)
Rakhine residents of Yangon attend an Arakan National Party rally in the commercial capital on October 25, 2015, ahead of the general election that year. (AFP)

‘Like dictators’: ANP leaders block election hopefuls from resigning

The leadership of the Arakan National Party has been accused of acting “like dictators” for refusing to allow some of its MPs to resign and contest the election for rival Rakhine parties.

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