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Myanmar's military junta, which ousted and detained the nation's civilian leaders earlier this month, declared on Tuesday that it will hold an election and "hand power to the winning party." A spokesman for the ruling council also defended the military's Feb. 1 takeover, internationally viewed as a coup, during the military junta's first news conference, according to Reuters. "Our objective is to hold an election and hand power to the winning.