General Min Aung Hlaing to lead an 11-member commission to supervise the elections, expected in December.
Myanmar ends emergency rule, but critics question legitimacy of upcoming election
Myanmar’s military government has declared the end of a state of emergency as it ramps up plans for elections, which opposition groups have pledged to boycott and monitors warn will be used to consolidate the military’s hold on power under leader Min Aung Hlaing.
Military government spokesman Zaw Min Tun made the announcement on Thursday, four and a half years after the military deposed the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi in a coup, sparking a multisided civil war that has killed thousands of people.
“The state of emergency is abolished today in order for the country to hold elections on the path to a multiparty democracy,” Zaw Min Tun said in a voice message shared with reporters.
