On 1 October 2024, the Joint Anti-Sham Election Working Committee of the National Unity Government (NUG) and the National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC) of Myanmar released a statement addressing the fraudulent invitation of the illegal military junta to hold political talks.
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1. We strongly condemn the fraudulent invitation of the military junta with the title of “Offer to resolve political issues by political means”.
2. The invitation by the military junta was an ineffectual effort to divide ethnic resistance organizations and People’s Defense Forces (PDFs) in order to satisfy foreign organizations which they maintain close relation with. We encourage revolutionary forces to be extremely cautious about this military junta’s attempt to undermine our solidarity.
3. To achieve their objectives, different generations of military dictators have used titles such as “exchanging weapons for peace” and “choosing the legal path by ending the armed path”, etc. This fraudulent invitation is simply a meaningless action while the military junta continues their brutalities, such as announcing revolutionary resistance forces as terrorist organisations, air strikes on cities, burning down villages, arbitrarily arresting people, and killings.
4. The military junta constantly avoids admitting their atrocities and instead choose sham elections or fraudulent peace talks when faced with international or internal demands. Those efforts perpetuate the cycle of dictatorship rather than bringing about genuine peace.
5. The military junta is an illegal junta that seized power by violating the 2008 Constitution, and they are not authorized to organize elections or to dissolve or reorganize the election commission.
6. According to the Federal Democracy Charter, the National Unity Government (NUG) and National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC) are implementing the 12-point political roadmap toward the elimination of dictatorship and building a federal democratic union.
7. Since the start of the attempted coup, the 2008 Constitution has been dissolved through the power of revolutionary forces and the people of Myanmar. Therefore, we will not accept any political paths which are based on the 2008 Constitution, including the planned census process of the military and the sham election.