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Will Myanmar Junta Boss Step Down? All Sides Now Want Him Gone.

Myanmar military is in serious trouble. Coup maker Senior General Min Aung Hlaing faces growing calls to resign—this time, not just from his opponents, but also from his allies. Internal dissent, defections and a breakdown in the chain of command. What’s next?.

Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing’s attempts to lead military and administer country in the 3-years since coup are seen as completely incompetent. If coup against him, what then? Would a coup lead to a genuine transition, or would he just be replaced by a hardline faction?.
https://www.irrawaddy.com/opinion/analys...-gone.html

On the front lines in Rakhine, Karen and Karenni (Kayah) states, troops are divided over whether to fight, remain neutral or compromise.

In recent months, many officers have quietly relocated to neighboring countries Thailand and India.
On the front lines in Rakhine, Karen and Karenni (Kayah) states, troops are divided over whether to fight, remain neutral or compromise.

In recent months, many officers have quietly relocated to neighboring countries Thailand and India
Seeing the regime’s repeated failures on several fronts, there have been growing calls from pro-regime figures for Min Aung Hlaing to step down. he is incompetent, selfish, lacks backbone, and accuse him of guiding a military once considered invincible into a state of shame and desperation.

“U Min Aung Hlaing”become their refrain, timeline refers to the coup the general led in 2021. He is in deep trouble. Will he step down? Would he allow Soe Win to take over?. Many insiders have said the two duo do not have good chemistry hugely unpopular regime has faced crises, losses at front lines, the two are rumored to have engaged in heated exchanges over losses & failures. 

Min Aung Hlaing and his family are known to be very corrupt. Soe Win is regarded as less so, though his family (on his wife’s side) is involved in construction and hotel businesses in Mandalay and Pyin Oo Lwin and mining business in Kachin State. The issue of corruption aside, there should be extensive public hearings about who ordered troops to commit war crimes over the past three years.

The growing calls for Min Aung Hlaing to resign come as the 6-month extension period of legal status of regime’s governing body, the State Administration Council (SAC), is set to expire on Jan. 31. To extend the 6-month period, regime will have to convene the National Defense & Security Council (NDSC). Acting president Myint Swe is seriously ill, but by hook or by crook, Min Aung Hlaing will do whatever it takes to convene the NDSC meeting.
https://www.irrawaddy.com/opinion/analys...-gone.html