Q&A: NUG president talks command issues and post-mandate authority
The leader tackles some more big issues, including a breakdown in the PDF command chain and what this year’s expiration of the 2020 election mandate means for the NUG.
Myanmar watchers!
We kick off 2025 with an unfiltered interview with the National Unity Government (NUG) acting president Duwa Lashi La. The NUG, which positions itself as Myanmar’s legitimate government, oversees a loose collection of anti-junta groups known as the People's Defence Force (PDF).
Originally published in Al Jazeera, here’s the complete, unabridged interview, exclusively for On Myanmar subscribers.
In this version, the leader tackles some more big issues, including a breakdown in the PDF command chain and what this year’s expiration of the National League for Democracy’s 2020 election mandate means for the NUG.