Coss Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 Yeah right... Myanmar’s military ruler Min Aung Hlaing has taken on the role of prime minister in a newly formed caretaker government, state media reported on Sunday, six months after the army seized power from a civilian government. In a speech on Sunday, Min Aung Hlaing repeated a pledge to hold elections by 2023 and said his administration was ready to work with a future regional envoy on Myanmar. The announcement and speech came exactly six months after the army seized power Feb. 1 from a civilian government following elections that were won by Aung San Suu Kyi’s ruling party but that the military said had been fraudulent. Min Aung Hlaing has chaired the State Administration Council (SAC) that was formed just after the coup and that has run Myanmar since then, and the caretaker government will replace it. “In order to perform the country’s duties fast, easily and effectively, the state administration council has been re-formed as caretaker government of Myanmar,” a newsreader on state Myawaddy television said. In his speech, Min Aung Hlaing repeated a pledge to restore democracy, saying, “We will accomplish the provisions of the state of emergency by August 2023”. He added: “I guarantee the establishment of a union based on democracy and federalism.” Shortly after the coup, junta leaders promised new elections within two years. The reference on Sunday to August 2023 was interpreted by some local media as extending that time frame by six months... https://www.thaipbsworld.com/myanmar-army-ruler-takes-prime-minister-role-again-pledges-elections/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 Is he reading from General Pinocchio’s playbook? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted August 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 Yessum, and Trump's sharpie-play-notes, close to hand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted August 2, 2021 Report Share Posted August 2, 2021 He also uses the same barber and optician as Pinocchio, must be the SE Asian Dictators look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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