Myanmar Military Ends State of Emergency to Prep for Election at Year’s End

Myanmar Military Ends State of Emergency to Prep for Election at Year’s End

The State Administration Council has been dissolved and a new caretaker government appointed, but the military remains firmly in charge.

Myanmar Junta Rebrands as Civilian Rule While Clinging to Power Ahead of Sham Elections

On Thursday, Myanmar’s military announced a nominal transfer of authority to a civilian-led interim government, while retaining its grip on power through military leader Min Aung Hlaing, who now also serves as acting president. The state media decree marked the official cancellation of the 2021 post-coup military power order, with the formation of a caretaker administration and an election commission. Despite this formal reconfiguration, the pow…

Myanmar Lifts State of Emergency — Could December Elections Signal a New Beginning? - Commonwealth Union

Global (Commonwealth Union) _ Myanmar’s military government has ended its state of emergency and transitioned to a new administrative structure ahead of long-delayed elections expected to begin in December. Announced on Thursday, the move comes more than three years after the military seized power from Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government in February 2021. Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, who led the 2021 coup, has relinquished the title of prime m…

Min Aung Hlaing Dissolves Military Council, Declares Himself Acting President of Myanmar

By Hafizur Rahman July 31, 2025. NaypyidawIn a move widely condemned as a power grab, Myanmar’s military leader Min Aung Hlaing has appointed himself as the country’s Acting President, while formally dissolving the State Administration Council (SAC)—the junta’s ruling body since the 2021 coup. The announcement came following a meeting of the National Defense and Security Council (NDSC) on July 31. Hlaing declared the formation of a new governing…