lørdag 2. august 2025

Myanmar’s junta ends four-year state of emergency ahead of planned elections – but top general still in charge

Myanmar’s military on Thursday nominally transferred power to a civilian-led interim government ahead of a planned election, with the junta chief remaining in charge of the war-torn country in his other role as acting president.An announcement in state media said a decree that granted power to the military after its 2021 coup had been canceled and a caretaker administration had been formed alongside a special commission to oversee the election.

The move signals no change to the status quo in Myanmar, with coup leader Min Aung Hlaing holding on to all major levers of power as acting president while retaining his position as chief of the armed forces.