The elected people's representatives of Burma's last free and fair elections of 1990 are now forming a new cabinet for the exile government representing pro-democracy movement, especially the movement in exile. And it opens up an opportunity, as well as the need, to discuss a lot of important and crucial issues.

Mandate : No government in any democracy system can ever be formed legitimately if it is formed without a mandate given in a free and fair election by the people whom they claim to represent. ... ...

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi : People's adoration and love for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the daughter of the founding father of their country and the unrivalled champion of their pro-democracy struggle, prompted them in 1990 to come out in droves and vote overwhelmingly for her party National League for Democracy NLD and its allies ... So, in addition to maintaining its '1990' election mandate, the exile government must also be able to show that it represents the personal authority of the people's unparalleled leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.

Non-violence : The international community these days expects peaceful transitions towards democracy around the world. So the exile government must keep up Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's non-violent ways.

Multi-ethnic solidarity : To reflect the significant role played by ethnic leaders for the future of Burma, the exile government may need to include politicians from various ethnic nationality backgrounds. There are some ethnic leaders who were elected in 1990 elections as allies of the main pro-democracy party National League for Democracy NLD. They must be included into the new cabinet of the exile government.

International Credibility : To be able to perform its international role quite efficiently, the exile government needs to have an utmost international credibility.

Moral Obligations to the Heroes Within : The exile government still needs to try to give from abroad some encouragement and assistant to the activists within the country who are selflessly sacrificing their lives by continuing their brave opposition inside the country against a tyrannical regime despite cruel persecutions on them.

More Transparency, more internal democracy and less elitism : The exile government MUST come clean about how much funds they got and how they spent it. And as an elected government, the ministers must LISTEN to the people and the grass-root activists who helped them into the office. To that end, the most important thing is to reduce "elitism" for which the exile government of Burma is infamous of nowadays.

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