The military coup in Myanmar

Picture from the military junta meeting today, during which the state of emergency was extended. AP 

The military coup in Myanmar 

The coup plotters promised an election in August - now it has been moved  

Myanmar's military government extends the state of emergency in the country for six months. This means that the promised election in August is postponed, several media write.  

When the junta seized power from Aung San Suu Kyi in 2021, it promised that an election would be held no later than August 2023. Now the board states that it does not have sufficient control to be able to arrange an election. Reuters describes it as "chaos" in Myanmar since the coup.  

According to the organization Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, security forces have killed 3,857 people since the seizure of power.  

Supporters of former leader Aung San Suu Kyi demonstrated against the military junta on the second anniversary of the coup. Sakchai Lalit / AP  

The opposition not surprised: "Power-hungry generals"  

There will be no election in Myanmar in August as promised. The ruling junta thus breaks the promise it made during the military coup in 2021.  

Waited, thinks Nay Phone Latt, who is the spokesperson for the opposition umbrella group National unity government. The group considers itself the country's legitimate government. He states that the junta has not managed to put down all pro-democracy forces in the last two years. 

- The generals are thirsty for power and don't want to lose it.  

He promises that the "current revolutionary activities" will continue. Since the coup in 2021, Myanmar has been a country in "chaos" with both peaceful and violent protests, writes Reuters.