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Keeping ethnic armies on board remains a key post-war challenge.

This article is authored by Cchavi Vasisht, research associate, Centre for Neighbourhood Studies, Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi.

Myanmar Military Condemns Speaker’s Refusal to Probe Election Fraud Claims Military appointees arrive at Parliament in 2015. / Reuters 3.5k By San Yamin Aung 15 January 2021 YANGON — Myanmar’s military has questioned whether the rejection of its call for a special parliamentary session before the newly elected assembly convenes is constitutional. A total of 203 lawmakers, including 160 unelected military appointees, 36 Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) lawmakers, four Arakan National Party members, two independents and one National United Democratic Party member on Monday ...

Speaker Rejects Myanmar Military, Proxy Party’s Call for Special Parliament Session Military representatives in Myanmar's Union Parliament in March 2020. / The Irrawaddy 3.3k By San Yamin Aung 12 January 2021 YANGON — Myanmar’s parliamentary speaker has rejected as “not relevant” a call to convene a special session to resolve electoral fraud claims made by the military and its proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP). A total of 203 lawmakers, including 160 military appointees, 36 USDP lawmakers, four Arakan National Party members, two independents and one National Unit...

Aiming to discredit the NLD’s landslide victory, the military and Union Solidarity and Development Party have pressed to take the election fraud claims to parliament.