Myanmar’s military authorities announced a new law on Tuesday that will establish a body called the “Union Consultative Council” within the next “government”, which the junta plans to form in April.
According to the junta’s announcement, the law stipulates that the new council will be made up of at least five members with a chair and secretary appointed by the president of the country.
The new government will be formed based on the results of an election held in phases by the military regime between December and January, in which the military proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) secured a majority of seats in Myanmar’s bicameral parliament.
The military’s close management of the election drew condemnation from the junta’s domestic opponents and foreign governments, who questioned the fairness of the process and have not recognised its results as legitimate.
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