Myanmar’s military on Thursday ended a four-year state of emergency and formed a caretaker administration ahead of planned elections, with the junta chief holding on to all major levers of power

Myanmar’s military junta lifted the country's state of emergency, paving the way for the first general election since the 2021 coup.

Myanmar’s military government announced on Thursday that it was ending the state of emergency declared after it seized power in 2021 and would restructure administrative bodies to prepare for the new election at the end of the year.