Spring Sprouts

Research and Notable Developments

A House Built on Sand – The Junta's Election Plan

Gerrymandering means grouping or spreading out areas of assured support so that the outcome a party needs can be shaped as desired. For the junta, it has already created conditions in which only its backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) and a few supporting parties can contest and win, having dissolved major parties such as the National League for Democracy (NLD) and the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) amid a broad political boycott. In that situation, it needs to create the appearance that the election can be held widely.

15 October 2025SNLDNLD

• 

  Mandalay Region Interim Political Arrangement

  The "Mandalay Region Interim Political Arrangement" (draft) has been written with 12 chapters and will soon be adopted. The draft has been officially released so that revolutionary political forces across the country, including Mandalay revolutionary forces and the public, can review it and send suggestions, and it is being further revised based on the suggestions received. Chapters 1 to 3 of the draft cover objectives, values and basic principles, and Chapter 4 covers fundamental rights, entitlements and duties. Chapters 5 to 10 cover the structure of the Mandalay region and its legislative, executive and judicial branches, Chapter 11 covers amendment of the arrangement, and Chapter 12 contains general provisions.

  14 August 2025MFMAFCC
• 

  Introducing the Arrangement for Transitional Constitution (AFTA)

  As the Spring Revolution has championed "ending military dictatorship and building a federal democratic union", discussions on the constitution have been taking place since February 2021. Revolutionary forces have rejected and opposed the 2008 Constitution, controversially adopted under military dictatorship, and revolutionary organizations have declared it void. During the revolution, Parts 1 and 2 of the Federal Democracy Charter have been issued and used as a constitutional framework. The roadmap set out in the charter also includes, as one of its stages, drafting a constitution for the post-revolutionary transition period during the revolution itself.

  14 August 2025KPICTKSCC
• 

  ASEAN, the UN and International Engagement on Myanmar in October

  October was a period when Myanmar's affairs were once again discussed on the world political stage, with the ASEAN Summit and the UN General Assembly. Below is a summary report of international developments on Myanmar during October.

  14 June 2025NUG
• 

  Yangon Forces Form a New Alliance

  On March 22, the four Yangon-based revolutionary brotherhood groups and Yangon Drone announced that, for a common goal, they will work together as allies for the benefit of the people until the revolution is complete and through the reconstruction period.

  22 March 2025

Stakeholders