The Guardian view on Myanmar’s forgotten war: the military cosplay democracy but people demand the real thing | Editorial

Five years of brutal conflict have made the army more determined to crush opposition, and others more convinced they must resist China promoted elections in Myanmar, while those fighting for democracy boycotted them. That tells you everything about the shift to a supposedly civilian administration in the coming days, five years after the military seized power in a coup. It appears likely that Min Aung Hlaing will swap his leadership of the army for the presidency. Whatever the details, the ju...

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