CNI News
29 November 2025
The new government that emerges after the election needs to be flexible, gentle, and decisive, said Sai Htay Aung, Chairman of the Tai Leng (Shanni) Nationalities Development Party (TNDP), to CNI News.
In Myanmar, the 2025 general election will be held in three phases: Phase (1) on December 28, 2025,Phase (2) on January 11, 2026, and Phase (3) in the last week of January 2026.
After these elections, state power will be transferred to the winning party, and the military will take responsibility only for national defense, according to Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Chairman of the National Security and Peace Commission.
The public hopes that the new government formed after the election will work for the benefit of the nation. Sai Htay Aung stated that this upcoming civilian government must be flexible, gentle, and decisive.
He said:“People can have high expectations for the new government. Why? Because the government will be responsible for making things much better than the current situation.This new government will be formed by the people’s vote. So, it must dutifully serve the responsibilities entrusted by the people, with love and devotion for the country and the public.But there will be major responsibilities ahead. There will be a lot of reconstruction to do — both physical reconstruction and mental reconstruction.For that, the government must be flexible and gentle, but also decisive. When it decides to carry out something, it must follow through. It must have the courage to make firm decisions by considering the faces of the country and the people. Only then will this new government be able to bring stability and peace and build development.”
Political parties meeting
Political observers warn that if the civilian government emerging after the election cannot exert authority over the administrative mechanism, the country may once again have to rely on the military.
Sai Htay Aung added that although the new government will face difficulties, he does not believe it will encounter challenges worse than the current crisis.
He said:“I don’t think the new government will face a situation worse than now. Why? Because on one side, the NUG has already fractured.And the PDFs, who were committed to changing the country through armed struggle, have been disappointed. Since they are discouraged, I don’t think the new government will have to face more difficult challenges than the present.”
Political party leaders at a meeting
However, Colonel Saw Kyaw Nyunt, spokesperson for the 7 EAO Alliance, said it will be extremely difficult for the public to place high expectations on the new government.
He said:“It will be very difficult to have high expectations on the government that will emerge after the election.Why? Because this election is being held in an abnormal political situation that our country has never experienced before.So whatever emerges from this will not immediately lead to the peace, democracy, and federalism that the people long for. However, through international cooperation and pressure, or through new pathways that open up even in difficult circumstances, some level of hope may still arise.”
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing also said that the upcoming election will bring a turning point for the country, and that people must elect those who safeguard Our Three Main National Causes.
