CNI News
9 May 2025
If they do not accept the elections being prepared by the SAC, they will have to consider whether to cancel them and remain under martial law, the People's Party (PP) chairman U Ko Ko Gyi told CNI News.
Since the SAC has taken power, it is necessary to consider whether or not to accept the election that the SAC will hold; they will have to consider realistically what will happen if they accept it and what will happen if they do not accept it, he said.
"If the 2008 constitution is not accepted, will it be abolished?" If it has been abolished, the 1974 constitution was abolished in 1988 and martial law was imposed until 2010. We need to think about how we will deal with the consequences if we don't accept this. When we founded a political party, we had to accept some things as a matter of course, but not because we liked the current situation. We need to accept and then think of ways to change the situations we don't like. In the current situation, all three powers are in the hands of one person for as long as the state of emergency is declared. We can fight that and eliminate it, that's the revolutionary way. We have been in the revolution for over four years. We have also carried out things for our expectations," said U Ko Ko Gyi.
While seeing those who were casting votes
On February 1, 2021, the Myanmar military ousted the National League for Democracy (NLD) government and declared a state of emergency, claiming that it was attempting to form a government without resolving the 2020 general election voter list dispute.
Between February 1, 2021 and 2025, the people of Myanmar had to face and overcome many disasters, including war, COVID, floods, storms, and earthquakes; If the people suffer more, they will have to consider whether there will be explosions, he added.
“As a dissenting force, they need to present a broader response than just opposing the election, saying it was unfair. What can we do if we don't oppose the election?
We cancel and don't hold elections. The SAC renews every 6 months. How can we do that? We need to be honest and open with the people about what we will do if we continue to live under martial law after the constitution has been abolished. I would like to urge the public to work together to strengthen non-violent domestic politics," he said.
While seeing political parties and the chairman of the SAC
The general election will be held between December 2025 and January 2026, the SAC Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said at a joint press conference with Belarusian President Lukashenko on March 7, 2025.
The ethnic armed groups and the National Unity Government (NUG) have announced that they will completely disrupt the elections that will be held by the SAC.
However, neighboring countries such as China, Thailand, Laos, India, and Bangladesh support the elections to be held by the SAC and accept that the political crisis in Myanmar can only be overcome through elections.
If elections cannot be held in Myanmar, the SAC can extend the nationwide state of emergency for six consecutive months, indefinitely.
