It has been six months since Myanmar’s military, angered over a humiliating defeat in national elections, rejected the results and overthrew the government.
International condemnation has had no effect. The junta, led by Sr. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, has dug in its heels, announcing that it will hold elections by August 2023 and that Min Aung Hlaing will remain as head of a caretaker government until then.
This is unacceptable. The military must restore the democratically elected government and return to the barracks. Half measures and prevarications cannot be accepted.