Mizzima-Dec 16
Myanmar junta leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing in a speech to Tatmadaw personnel under the Yangon Regional Command and their families, reaffirmed the military’s central role in national politics, signaling that the armed forces intend to retain power even after the December-January elections. The remarks, reported in the junta-controlled Global New Light of Myanmar, outline a vision of continued military oversight over the country’s political institutions and legislative process. He emphasized the military’s decades-long self-defined mandate to safeguard “non-disintegration of the Union, non-disintegration of national solidarity and perpetuation of sovereignty,” known in the military’s propaganda as the Three Main National Causes. With this, he framed military intervention as a stabilizing force across successive eras and governments. The junta leader also linked the upcoming elections to the need for parliamentarians who can “cooperate closely with Tatmadaw,” explicitly urging voters to choose candidates aligned with military priorities and supportive of the Three Main National Causes. Min Aung Hlaing framed the polls as the completion of the “second page of the State,” establishing continuity between the junta’s current transitional claims and a future political order still anchored in military authority. He reiterated the military’s enduring responsibility for national defense and insisted it must remain “fit for fight,” signaling no retreat from militarized governance despite international pressure. Read more at: https://eng.mizzima.com/2025/12/16/29232#google_vignette
