The Guardian Weekly

Coup leader names himself PM and delays elections

The country’s military leader has declared himself prime minister and said he will lead the country under the nation’s state of emergency until elections are held in two years’ time – vastly extending the timeline given when the military deposed Aung San Suu Kyi six months ago.

“We must create conditions to hold a free and fair multiparty general election,” Gen Min Aung Hlaing (pictured) said. “We have to make preparations. I pledge to hold the multiparty general election without fail.”

The general’s announcement would place Myanmar in the military’s grip until August 2023.

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