Turmoil in Myanmar

Political fragmentation will make it difficult for the country to hold together.

Since the military takeover in Myanmar on February 1, 2021, the country has been in political turmoil. But such turbulence is nothing new here. Myanmar's journey towards democracy has been intermittent. Following the Saffron Revolution in 2007, Myanmar got its third constitution in 2008 which gave the military 25 percent of the seats in both houses of Parliament and control over the ministries of home affairs, defence and border affairs. The constitution came into force in 2011, and elections were held in 2015 which the National League for Democracy (NLD) won.