CNI News

15 February 2025

There are opinions among military and political observers whether the country's situation can be maintained by amending the 2008 constitution. 

Although there were discussions regarding the amendment of the 2008 constitution since under the former civilian government, they were not successful.

In the amendment of the 2008 constitution, if negotiations regarding the EAOs' territories were able to be conducted, a change could arise, director of the Thayninga Institute for Strategy Studies U Thein Tun Oo told CNI News.

While the NSPNC and political parties were discussing

" If the election has been held already, a government will arise. The meetings of Hluttaw will be held again. After that, amendment will emerged. But in the former peace conferences, division of budget and self-administrations were included. Regarding them, negotiations were able to be conducted, a change can arise." he said.

The Myanmar Tatmadaw had agreed to amend the 2008 constitution and the amendments would be conducted in the Hluttaws, said Sr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing on 13th February 2024.

According to the 2008 constitution, although Regions and States were allowed to impose laws in the sectors that had been permitted, because they didn't carry out after imposing the laws, there were difficulties in some places, he said.

While the NSPNC and the political parties group

However, the country's situation could not be maintained by simply amending the 2008 constitution, U Khun Sai who is taking part in the peace process told CNI News.

" They are working on amendment of the 2008 constitution at the moment. But the country's situation cannot be maintained at all by simply amending the 2008 constitution. On the other hand, some people think that those who will come to power won't immediately change things the SAC did." he said.

The National Solidarity and Peacekeeping Negotiation Committee met with the Working Group of political parties in June 2024 and they discussed points that they supposed should be amended from the Constitution.

The points that should amend the 2008 constitution and general discussions regarding the establishment of the Union based on federalism and democracy were discussed and negotiated, reported the SAC.

The chairman of the People's Party (PP) U Ko Ko Gyi has told the media more than 40 amendments to the 2008 Constitution have been agreed upon.