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The same military leadership now calling for respect for electoral outcomes is the very institution that nullified the overwhelming results of Myanmar\u2019s 2020 general election through an unlawful coup attempt. The junta cannot credibly claim to defend democracy while continuing to imprison elected leaders, suppress political parties, silence journalists, and wage violence against civilians across the country.<\/div>\n
ASEAN\u2019s current position toward the military junta did not arise arbitrarily. It is the direct consequence of the junta\u2019s continued failure to implement the Five-Point Consensus, its refusal to pursue inclusive dialogue, and its ongoing attacks against the people of Myanmar.<\/div>\n
The people of Myanmar have already clearly expressed their political will through democratic elections. Legitimacy cannot be manufactured through force, propaganda, or tightly controlled electoral exercises conducted under military rule and widespread conflict.<\/div>\n
A credible election requires freedom of expression, political participation, security for voters, independent institutions, and public trust. None of these conditions currently exist under the junta\u2019s administration.<\/div>\n
The National Unity Government reiterates that any political process excluding democratic forces, ethnic resistance organizations, and the broader will of the Myanmar people cannot produce genuine peace, stability, or legitimacy.<\/div>\n
We therefore call upon ASEAN, the United Nations, and the international community to remain firm in supporting the aspirations of the Myanmar people for a federal democratic future and to reject attempts by the military junta to seek political legitimacy without accountability.<\/div>\n
The crisis in Myanmar will not be resolved through staged narratives or coercive elections, but through an inclusive political transition grounded in justice, democracy, and the sovereign will of the people.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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