July 31, 2025 8:39 PM

Myanmar forms interim government before election but top general still in charge

Myanmar's military on Thursday nominally transferred power to a civilian-led interim government ahead of a planned December election, with the junta chief remaining in charge of the war-torn country in his other role as acting president. An announcement in state media said a decree that granted power to the military after its 2021 coup had been cancelled and a caretaker administration had been formed alongside a special commission to oversee the election. The move signals no change to the stat...