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Myanmar policy zest could suffer in 2017

Content type:: Expert Briefings
Location:: MYANMAR
Keywords associated with this article:: Geographic: Myanmar AP ASEAN Bangladesh China Malaysia United Nations

Topical: politics aid border conflict environment ethnic foreign investment growth guerrillas legislation military opposition party religion security talks economy industry international relations social
ISSN:: 2633-304X
Citation:: Oxford Analytica (2017), "Myanmar policy zest could suffer in 2017", Expert Briefings.
https://doi.org/10.1108/OXAN-DB217549

Thursday, January 26, 2017

Her comments hint at the political difficulties facing the one-year-old NLD-led administration in 2017.

Myanmar holds 19 by-elections on April 1, which will measure the NLD’s popularity.
Government support for the military will aid civil-military ties but alienate minorities and democratic activists.
International pressure over the Rohingya controversy will mount.
Only modest progress is likely on the ethnic peace process this year, which will frustrate Beijing.
The NLD could face a challenge from a new political party on the left in 2020.