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Myanmar Junta Extends State Of Emergency

Myanmar Junta Extends State Of Emergency  || Photo : Collected

Myanmar Junta Extends State Of Emergency || Photo : Collected

A day before the fourth anniversary of the coup that sent Myanmar into disarray following ten years of fragile democracy, state media said Friday that the ruling military had prolonged a state of emergency for an additional six months.

The military's toppling of Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi's elected civilian government set off a civil war in Myanmar.

Opponents have criticised the junta's election plans, which they say are a charade to maintain the generals' grasp on power through proxies.

"There are still more tasks to be done to hold the general election successfully. Especially for a free and fair election, stability and peace is still needed," state- run MRTV said on its Telegram channel in announcing the extension of emergency rule.

No date has been set for the election but the junta is forging ahead with plans, despite struggling to run the country as it tries to fend off on multiple fronts an armed rebellion with its roots in a youth-led uprising that was put down by the military with deadly force.`

Fighting has displaced an estimated three million people, with widespread food insecurity and a third of the population in need of humanitarian assistance, according to the United Nations, whose special envoy has urged all sides to seek dialogue and move past their "zero-sum mentality".

Despite the fighting, an economy in tatters and dozens of political parties banned or refusing to take part, the junta is determined to hold the election. Opponents of the military government plan to disrupt the ballot and have urged other countries not to recognise the outcome, saying it will be held against the will of the people._Reuters

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