CNI News
26 January 2025
If a true federal system was to be implemented in Myanmar, anti-federalist tendencies should be eliminated, chairman of the PNLO-NCA/S, Col. Khun Okkar told CNI News.
There were anti-federalist tendencies in Myanmar although everyone is demanding federalism aloud, he said.
" Everyone wants federalism. It's not easy to win it, but it's not difficult as well. Every one is saying aloud that they want federalism. Both the ruling organization and the revolutionary organizations are saying like this. Some revolutionary organizations have tendencies towards confederation or independence. If all the organizations want a true federal union from the bottom of their hearts, there is no reason that we don't win the federalism." said Col. Khun Okkar.
The Arakan Army (AA) had said that it wanted confederation that was not lower than the UWSA or independence while the TNLA urged its people to get ready if a country of theirs was built in future.
In the same way, EAOs might demand something higher than federalism in 2025, said Lt-Gen Gun Maw, a leader of the KIA.
While seeing a person studying the 2008 constitution
According to the current situation of Myanmar, if the federalism was used in Myanmar, the 2008 constitution must be withdrawn, considered military and political analysts.
There are many provisions in the 2008 Constitution that contradict the federal principle and the army was not included in the national politics of the federal countries.
So, federalism could not implemented under the 2008 constitution, they said. Myanmar political landscape has been just like barking the wrong tree since the Panglong Agreement was signed.
This year, stakeholders needed to try together to heal the wounds and heal with correct medicine, U Khun Sai taking part in the peace process, told CNI News.
" According to the Panglong Agreement and subsequent meetings, everyone agreed that this country should be a federal state. But in practice, instead of creating a federal state, they created a unitary state. This is just like barking the wrong tree. This year, it's necessary to try together so as to heal the wounds with correct medicine, which I want to urge stakeholders." said U Khun Sai.
To repeal the 2008 constitution depended on military and political negotiations, considered military and political analysts. It was neither easy nor difficult to use the federalism because everyone wanted it; it was necessary that they all really wanted it, they considered.
