Myanmar has lifted the state of emergency in force since 2021.

Myanmar has lifted the state of emergency that had been in effect since 2021. This was announced on July 31 by the head of the news and information group of the Council of the State Administration of the Republic of Zo Min Tun.

"The state of emergency is lifted today so that the country can hold elections on the path to multiparty democracy," France 24 quoted him as saying.

It is noted that the corresponding statement was made on the eve of the December elections, which are being boycotted by several opposition groups.

The state of emergency in Myanmar was declared after the military came to power in February 2021. At that time, the army accused the ruling National League for Democracy of rigging the November 2020 parliamentary elections, after which the armed forces ousted the civilian government. The leadership of the country was handed over to the Commander-in-chief of the Myanmar army, General Min Aung Hlaing, who took over the post of Prime Minister. Initially, the state of emergency was designed for a year, but it was not subsequently lifted.

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