CNI News
4 May 2025
Discussions were underway to form an interim government for a transition to federal democracy to overcome the current crisis in Myanmar, Col. Saw Kyaw Nyunt, spokesperson for the 7 EAO Alliance, told CNI News.
The 7 EAO Alliance, a group of seven ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) that signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), held a meeting on April 29 and 30, 2025.
The meeting laid down five points for the transition to federal democracy and discussed the formation of an interim government, said Colonel Saw Kyaw Nyunt.
" The 2-day meeting covered a wide range of topics and sectors. One of the 7 EAO Alliance’s initiatives is the Transition to Federal Democracy. Plan (1) is a nationwide ceasefire and Plan (2) is a discussion of federal democracy by all stakeholders. It's necessary to promise to do so. Plan (3) requires the formation of an interim government for the transition to federal democracy. Plan (4) is, in short, drafting a constitution, and plan (5) is finally holding elections. We were able to discuss and adopt these five plans to hold nationwide elections in accordance with the emerging constitution." he said.
While the meeting of the 7 EAO Alliance was being held
The 7 EAO Alliance will share these discussions with local armed groups, political parties, and civil society organizations, including Thailand and ASEAN.
They must work towards reaching an agreement among partners to shape the discussions in order to form an interim government, and they must negotiate and gradually move forward to ensure that the armed groups accept those discussions, chairman of the PNLO-NCA/S, Col. Khun Okkar told CNI News.
"We have been saying since the NCA was signed that there should be an interim or transitional government. However, the NSPNC has not yet accepted it. To illustrate this point, you first need to reach an agreement among your colleagues. Will the seven northern organizations accept the idea of an interim government? Will P2C from the southern part accept it? "I think it's something we'll have to negotiate first and then move forward gradually." said Col. Khun Okkar.
Military and political analysts consider that everyone has agreed to build a federal and democratic Union. Although new ideas and assumptions may emerge under the current unusual political environment, if organizations concerned could engage in dialogue for the benefit of the Union, they would be able to find a negotiated solution.
While the NSPNC and the 7 EAO Alliance were discussing
The 7 The EAO Alliance meeting was attended by the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS), the New Mon State Party (NMSP), the Pa-O National Liberation Front (PNLO), the Arakan Liberation and Peace Army (ALPR), the Lahu Democratic Union (LDU), the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA), and the Karen National Union/
the Karen National Liberation Army-Peace Council (KNU/KNLA-PC).
The 7 EAO Alliance then announced that the meeting reviewed and revised the federal democratic transition plan set by the 7 EAO Alliance to overcome the current political crisis facing the country.
