Myanmar’s National Defence and Security Council has agreed to increase the nation’s state of emergency by six months, state media mentioned Wednesday, doubtless delaying elections the junta had pledged to carry by August.

Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing’s request to extend the state of emergency declared when the generals toppled Aung San Suu Kyi’s authorities in February 2021 was granted, state broadcaster MRTV mentioned.

The “state of emergency might be prolonged for an additional six months ranging from February 1″, Acting President Myint Swe was quoted as saying.

“Sovereign power of the state has been transferred to commander in chief again,” he added.

The state of emergency was on account of expire on the finish of January however on Tuesday the junta-stacked National Defence and Security Council met to debate the state of the nation and concluded it “has not returned to normalcy but”.

Junta opponents, including anti-coup “People’s Defence Forces” and a shadow authorities dominated by lawmakers from Suu Kyi’s celebration, had tried to grab “state energy by means of unrest and violence”, the military’s information team said in a statement.

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