Myanmar's military government announced today that it will extend the state of emergency for six months, which may affect the national election in August.

The picture shows the military government leader Min Aung Hlaing (Min Aung Hlaing).

(Reuters file photo)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] The situation in Myanmar is still turbulent under the rule of the military government. National elections are expected to be held in August. However, the National Defense and Security Council of Myanmar announced today (1) that the state of emergency will be extended for 6 months. The decision could have an impact on the country's general election schedule.

"Agence France-Presse" quoted Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) as reporting that Myanmar's acting president Myint Swe (Myint Swe) announced today: "The state of emergency will be extended for another 6 months starting from February 1. State power has once again been transferred to the General Assembly commander."

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The report pointed out that the state of emergency was supposed to expire at the end of January, but the National Defense and Security Council, composed of members of the military government, met yesterday and concluded that "the country has not yet returned to normalcy".

The junta's intelligence group has pointed out in a statement in the past that opponents of the military, including the "People's Defense Force" that opposed the coup and the party of former state counselor Aung San Suu Kyi (Aung San Suu Kyi) as the backbone of the shadow The government, trying to seize state power with "unrest and violence".