Fear of Coup in Myanmar Sample Clauses

Fear of Coup in Myanmar. Why in news? Political tensions flare in Myanmar which can mount to coup as military refuses to accept election results. What is the issue?  On the November 2020, general election was conducted & National League for Democracy (NLD) led by Xxxx Xxx Xxx Xxx, won a landslide victory in the election.  However the military says that this general election is full of irregularities and therefore results are not valid.  The military has demanded that United Elections Commission (UEC) of Myanmar which oversees elections to prove at a special session of new parliament that the elections were free and fair. How has Myanmar Constitution evolved?  It was the military that drafted the 2008 Constitution and put it to a questionable referendum in April that year.  The military made sure that it safeguards its own role and supremacy in national affairs present in the Constitution.  Under its provisions, the military reserves for itself 25% of seats in both Houses of Parliament, to which it appoints serving military officials.  Also a political party which is a proxy for the military contests elections.  However the NLD had boycotted the referendum, as well as the 2010 elections that were held under the Constitution.  In the recent election, military share of seats fell because of the NLD‘s sweep. What does military say about election results?  A military spokesman said they found 8.6 million irregularities in 314 areas across all states and regions.  They indicated the possibility that people had voted more than once or had engaged in some other voting malpractice.  However the UEC has said it had found no evidence of any voting malpractice or fraud & each vote was counted transparently and it was witnessed by election candidates, the media, observers etc. Why there exists a fear of coup?  Myanmar‘s democratic transition is in progress & 2020 election results are seen by the NLD as a mandate for its plan of constitutional reform.  NLD wants to do away with the military‘s role in politics and governance however this will not be easy given the tight constitutional restrictions for amendments.  But the hybrid system that exists now is a huge shift away from what it was until 2011, the year military decided to release Xxx Xxx from her nearly two-decade-long house arrest.  And Xxx Xxx is more reconciliatory towards the Army & she went to the extent of defending the military at the International Court of Justice against accusations of atrocities on the Rohingya. ...
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