MyoTaw: Ceremony Held to Approve and Announce the First Draft of the Common Political Agreement of Revolutionary Forces

“Common Political Agreement of Revolutionary Forces – First Draft” Approval and Announcement Ceremony Held

July 30

The ceremony to approve and announce the “Common Political Agreement of Revolutionary Forces – First Draft,” which was jointly sponsored and collaboratively developed by the National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC), the National Unity Government (NUG), along with the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH) and the federal units of Sagaing, Magway, and Mandalay, was held today, Thursday, July 30, at 10:00 AM.

The draft agreement includes revolutionary agreements, agreements on building a federal democratic union, political agreements, procedural agreements, and general agreements.

It states that member states/federal units of the union have the right to draft and enact their own constitutions, and that matters related to power-sharing, resource-sharing, tax and revenue-sharing, and the federal financial system will be implemented to the extent that the level of government closest to the people can carry them out.

It also states that all federal union security and defense forces must be under the command and administration of a democratically elected civilian government and must implement a human security-based policy.

Regarding the establishment of new states and the demarcation of state boundaries, it says that initial discussions should be held between directly affected parties whose state boundaries/territories are contiguous, in accordance with the wishes of local residents, and that final negotiations must take place at a federal conference to be held during the transition period with the full participation of all groups.

Political agreements reportedly include permanently eliminating the military coup, ending military involvement in future politics, opposing any efforts to revive the 2008 Constitution, refusing to recognize any group that emerges through a sham election conducted by the coup junta, and adhering to the will of the people in resolving political issues.

General agreements reportedly include continuing efforts to secure the release of detained political leaders, including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, and political prisoners; ensuring at least 30% women’s participation in leadership and decision-making roles at all stages of the revolutionary process; implementing and upholding protections for women’s rights in accordance with the provisions of the Gender Position Paper approved and issued by the NUCC; prioritizing the inclusion of youth under 35 and other minority groups; and ensuring that individuals with diverse sexual orientations are not subjected to human rights violations or discrimination.

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