Myanmar army pledges new elections, power transfer following coup

Myanmar’s army on Monday said it will hold fresh elections and hand power to the winning party once a year-long state of emergency has elapsed, hours after carrying out a coup.

“We will perform real multi-party democracy… with complete balance and fairness,” a statement on the army’s official Facebook page said, reports AFP.

It added that power will be transferred after “holding a free and fair general election and the emergency provisions period is complete.”