Twenty three political parties issued a joint declaration on February 3, vowing to cooperate as democratic allies in the military’s work programmes as announced by the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services with notification No.1/2021. 

The declaration was signed by those parties including the Union Solidarity and Development Party, the Democratic Party of National Politics, the New National Democracy Party, the National Progressive Party and Democratic Party (Myanmar).

Acting President Myint Swe signed the order on February 1 declaring a state of emergency in accord with Article 417 of the Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar in order to resolve alleged voter list fraud and other problems harming State stability. 

The order said legislative, executive and judicial powers have been transferred to the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services. 

It also said the military would continue all necessary tasks within the framework of law including the reconstitution of the Union Election Commission, scrutiny of voter lists, Covid-19 prevention, control and treatment, mitigating of Covid impact on local businesses and the implementation of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement.