Myanmar army vows to keep ”leading role” in politics

Myanmar’s commander-in-chief of the armed forces has stressed that there is a “need” for the military to remain a political force, just days before an elected government is set to take power for the first time in 56 years.
Senior general Min Aung Hlaing, making an Armed Forces Day speech in the capital, Naypyidaw, on Sunday, reasserted the military’s belief that it is the country’s sole unifying force and protector of the constitution.