Military Leader Became the Prime Minister of Myanmar, Emergency Will End in 2023

Myanmar's military leader, General Min Aung Hlaing, has declared himself the country's prime minister. He said that in 2023 the emergency would be abolished and general elections would be held.

In his televised message on Sunday, General Hlaing said that we must create an environment for free and fair elections. We have to start preparing for it. I promise to hold multi-party elections.

On 1 February, the military carried out a coup

In Myanmar, the army carried out a coup at midnight on February 1 this year. However, many leaders were arrested there, including the popular leader and State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint. Since then, protests against the army have been going on all over the country. So far 940 people have died in the bloody conflict during this period. Hundreds of people have also been injured.

Why did the coup take place?

• General elections were held in Myanmar in November last year. Of these, Aung San Suu Kyi's party won 396 seats in both houses. His party won 258 out of 330 seats in the Lower House and 138 out of 168 in the Upper House.
• The Union Solidarity and Development Party, Myanmar's main opposition party, won only 33 seats in both houses. However, this party had the support of the army. Its leader is Than Hite, who has been a Brigadier General in the army.
• After the results came, the army there raised questions on this. The military accused Suu Kyi's party of rigging the election. The army also complained to the President and the Election Commission in the Supreme Court regarding this.
• After the election results, differences started between the democratically elected government and the army there. Now the power of Myanmar is completely in the hands of the army. After the coup, the army has also declared a state of emergency for two years.

Trying to get Aung San Suu Kyi out of politics

After the coup, the military regime has leveled various allegations against Suu Kyi. A court trial is about to run against him for illegally possessing a walkie-talkie radio and breaking the coronavirus protocol. However, it is believed that the military wants to keep Suu Kyi away from politics by implicating her in many cases.

Will work closely with ASEAN envoy: Hlaing

Halling presided over the State Administrative Council (SAC), which was formed just after the coup. The same council has been governing Myanmar since February 1. However, now the caretaker government will take its place. Hlaing said his administration was ready to work with a special envoy sent by the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN).

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