Myanmar junta extends state of emergency, signalling poll delay
The Hindu
Myanmar’s junta announced a six-month extension to a state of emergency on Monday, signalling a delay to elections they had pledged to hold by August.
Myanmar's junta announced a six-month extension to a state of emergency on Monday, signalling a delay to elections they had pledged to hold by August.
The Southeast Asian nation has been ravaged by deadly violence since a coup deposed Aung San Suu Kyi's government more than two years ago, unleashing a bloody crackdown on dissent.
Thousands of civilians have been killed and injured as the junta battles a clutch of new and established rebel groups opposed to military rule.
Acting President Myint Swe told a meeting of the junta-stacked National Defence and Security Council (NDSC) that the "state of emergency period would be extended another six months starting from August 1st, 2023".
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Myanmar's military-drafted 2008 Constitution, which the junta has said is still in force, requires authorities to hold fresh elections within six months of a state of emergency being lifted.
The junta had previously promised fresh polls by August of this year.
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