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Myanmar military ruler extends coup with promise of elections in 2023
Also: Six months after coup, Myanmar's military ruler promises elections by August 2023 (Agence France-Presse)
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Source: The Guardian and agencies
Myanmar military ruler extends coup with promise of elections in 2023
Six months after seizing power, junta says it will lift state of emergency by August 2023
Guardian staff and agencies
Sun 1 Aug 2021 06.52 BST
Myanmar’s junta chief has said elections will be held and a state of emergency lifted by August 2023 – extending the timeline given when the military deposed Aung San Suu Kyi six months ago.
In a televised address, junta leader Min Aung Hlaing said “we will accomplish the provisions of the state of emergency by August 2023”.
“I pledge to hold multiparty elections without fail,” he added.
The general’s announcement would place Myanmar in the military’s grip for nearly two and a half years – instead of the initial one year the junta announced days after the coup.
He said the junta was ready to work with any special envoy named by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).
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Six months after seizing power, junta says it will lift state of emergency by August 2023
Guardian staff and agencies
Sun 1 Aug 2021 06.52 BST
Myanmar’s junta chief has said elections will be held and a state of emergency lifted by August 2023 – extending the timeline given when the military deposed Aung San Suu Kyi six months ago.
In a televised address, junta leader Min Aung Hlaing said “we will accomplish the provisions of the state of emergency by August 2023”.
“I pledge to hold multiparty elections without fail,” he added.
The general’s announcement would place Myanmar in the military’s grip for nearly two and a half years – instead of the initial one year the junta announced days after the coup.
He said the junta was ready to work with any special envoy named by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/01/myanmars-military-ruler-promises-multi-party-elections
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Source: Agence France-Presse
Six months after coup, Myanmar's military ruler promises elections by August 2023
Issued on: 01/08/2021 - 07:37
Myanmar's military ruler Min Aung Hlaing on Sunday again promised new multi-party elections and said his government is ready to work with any special envoy named by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Myanmar's junta chief said Sunday that elections would be held and a state of emergency lifted by August 2023, extending the military's initial timeline given when it deposed Aung San Suu Kyi six months ago.
The country has been in turmoil since the army ousted the civilian leader in February, launching a bloody crackdown on dissent that has killed more than 900 people according to a local monitoring group.
A resurgent virus wave has also amplified havoc, with many hospitals empty of pro-democracy medical staff, and the World Bank has forecast the economy will contract by up to 18 percent.
In a televised address junta leader Min Aung Hlaing said "we will accomplish the provisions of the state of emergency by August 2023."
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Issued on: 01/08/2021 - 07:37
Myanmar's military ruler Min Aung Hlaing on Sunday again promised new multi-party elections and said his government is ready to work with any special envoy named by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Myanmar's junta chief said Sunday that elections would be held and a state of emergency lifted by August 2023, extending the military's initial timeline given when it deposed Aung San Suu Kyi six months ago.
The country has been in turmoil since the army ousted the civilian leader in February, launching a bloody crackdown on dissent that has killed more than 900 people according to a local monitoring group.
A resurgent virus wave has also amplified havoc, with many hospitals empty of pro-democracy medical staff, and the World Bank has forecast the economy will contract by up to 18 percent.
In a televised address junta leader Min Aung Hlaing said "we will accomplish the provisions of the state of emergency by August 2023."
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Read more: https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20210801-myanmar-s-military-ruler-vows-to-hold-elections-six-months-after-coup
