I think I read somewhere that that's actually a (constitutional?) provision that allows the military to take over for up to like a year or something. So why is this being called a coup?
Edit: A state of emergency was declared over election fraud.
I think I read somewhere that that's actually a (constitutional?) provision that allows the military to take over for up to like a year or something. So why is this being called a coup?
Edit: A state of emergency was declared over election fraud.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-politics-military-text/statement-from-myanmar-military-on-state-of-emergency-idUSKBN2A11A2
So, not a coup.
Edit: More info: https://apnews.com/article/military-coup-myanmar-explained-f3e8a294e63e00509ea2865b6e5c342d
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I think I read somewhere that that's actually a (constitutional?) provision that allows the military to take over for up to like a year or something. So why is this being called a coup?
Edit: A state of emergency was declared over election fraud.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-politics-military-text/statement-from-myanmar-military-on-state-of-emergency-idUSKBN2A11A2
So, not a coup.
Edit: More info: https://apnews.com/article/military-coup-myanmar-explained-f3e8a294e63e00509ea2865b6e5c342d