Myanmar junta leader says multiparty election must be held - state media

Myanmar's junta leader Min Aung Hlaing said the military will protect the country's constitution and multiparty elections must be held, the state broadcaster MRTV showed in a television segment on Wednesday.

The military general did not provide a timeline for elections to be held and also requested the National Defence and Security Council extend a state of emergency, which has been in place since the coup in 2021, be extended for another six months because the situation in the country remains "unusual".

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