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Constitution
The National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC) established the Transitional Constitution Working Group (TCWG) to draft a transitional constitutional framework. On July 2, 2021, under the guidance of Prime Minister Mann Win Khaing Than of NUG , the Transitional Constitution Preparation Team (TCPT) was formed.
Cosmetic Constitutional Amendments and the Strengthening of Authoritarianism
This briefing offers a first look at the 43 proposals to amend or add to the 2008 Constitution that the junta sent to its parliament, examining them by sector: federalism, the executive, the legislature, the judiciary, military affairs and elections.
Read moreA House Built on Sand – The Junta's Election Plan
Gerrymandering means grouping or spreading out areas of assured support so that the outcome a party needs can be shaped as desired. For the junta, it has already created conditions in which only its backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) and a fe…
Read moreMandalay Region Interim Political Arrangement
The "Mandalay Region Interim Political Arrangement" (draft) has been written with 12 chapters and will soon be adopted. The draft has been officially released so that revolutionary political forces across the country, including Mandalay revolutionary forces an…
Read moreIntroducing the Arrangement for Transitional Constitution (AFTA)
As the Spring Revolution has championed "ending military dictatorship and building a federal democratic union", discussions on the constitution have been taking place since February 2021. Revolutionary forces have rejected and opposed the 2008 Constitution, co…
Read moreThe fake "politics" of the military regime
The terrorist military junta issued a statement on September 26 offering the Ethnic Resistance Organizations (EROs) and the People's Defense Forces (PDFs) to solve political problems politically. This is the second such offer since the terrorist coup d'état on…
Read moreTyphoon Ragi: Unveils the True Nature of the Military Junta
The flash floods in Myanmar caused by Typhoon Ragi, which hit the South China Sea, had a great impact on the people in the country. There had been criticism that the flood was caused by a terrorist military junta breaking the dams under their control without i…
Read moreThe background of the formation of the Chin State Council
During the Spring Revolution, the Chin National Front (CNF), Political parties and parliamentarians who won the 2020 election and opposed the military group, CDM staff, strikes, civil society organizations, youth and women established the Interim Chin National…
Read moreKTLA, the Kawthoolei Government Declaration, and Kawthoolei Administration
The formation of the Kawthoolei Government, led as president by Brigadier General Saw Nerdah Bo Mya, who founded the Kawthoolei Army (KTLA) that emerged as a new Karen armed organization during the Spring Revolution, was announced in a statement dated November…
Read moreInterim Constitutions and Arrangements of Federal Units: Preparatory Laws and Responses
2023 On November 17, Sagaing MPs from Magway and Tanintharyi convened their respective parliamentary sessions and approved the Interim Constitution/Planning Preparatory Laws.
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