Burma’s rulers have said that the vote will be delayed in the areas hardest hit by the cyclone until May 24, but the referendum will still go ahead as planned in other parts of the country. With this move, the military leaders are putting their sham vote aimed at tightening their repressive grip on power ahead of the well being of the Burmese people.
缅甸的统治者们已经宣布在受灾严重的地方投票可以推迟到五月二十四日，但是在该国的其他地区全民公投仍然按原计划进行。随着这一活动的进行，军事领导人把他们用来增强其压迫权力的虚假投票放在了缅甸人民的健康福祉之前的位置上了。