CNI News

9 Nov 2022

Sticking to the results of the 2020 general election, in which the National League to Democracy won the majority of seats, is inconducive to negotiations even if the ASEAN and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi could hold discussions, Political Analyst U Ye Tun told the CNI.

The NLD issued a statement on 8th November saying it believes that the current crisis can only be resolved by holding discussions between Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and all envoys for Myanmar including the ASEAN special envoy.

U Ye Tun told the CNI, “After holding the discussions, the situation may change positively depending on the points of view of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on the ongoing armed conflict and the election announced by the SAC. Some political parties seem to accept the elections and if the NLD accepts them, the situation may change positively. If the party rejects the elections and sticks to the results of the 2020 elections, it is impossible to negotiate. The military will pursue its own agenda.”

He added that the NLD seemed to have released the statement over the issues in 2021 and ethnic issues must be resolved in the long run.

The NLD called for world leaders to give priority to the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners.

  Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and Snr Gen Min Aung Hlaing.

It is more viable to resolve the political crisis through political dialogues of all stakeholders, Spokesperson Naing Shwe Than of the Mon Unity Party told the CNI.

He told the CNI, “Dialogues of all stakeholders are more viable to resolve the current crisis. It is necessary for us to engage in negotiations without any prejudice. If Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is released and negotiations are held, it is more viable to resolve the crisis through dialogue.”The military ousted the NLD government led by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on 1st February, 2021 after accusing it of forming a new government without settling voters’ list disputes and detained some NLD leaders including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and U Win Myint.