18 April 2026
The National Unity Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar expresses its sincere satisfaction at the reunion of certain political prisoners—including our President, U Win Myint—who were unjustly arrested and detained by the military dictatorship, with their families, and hereby reaffirms the following position:
The reunion of the President with his family, who was freely and fairly elected by the people, as a result of sustained domestic and international pressure, is firmly regarded as an integral part of the people’s revolutionary victory.
The National Unity Government, together with ethnic revolutionary organizations, revolutionary forces, and the people, continues to uphold and recognize the results of the 2020 general election. In this regard, President U Win Myint and State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi continue to be recognized as the duly elected President and State Counsellor, respectively, in accordance with those election results.
The ultimate objective of the Spring Revolution is not only the unconditional release of all those arbitrarily detained—including State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi—but also the complete liberation from the entrenched cycle of oppression whereby successive military dictatorships have prioritized their own interests while systematically repressing and exploiting the country and its people.
The objectives of the Spring Revolution shall continue to be firmly upheld, guided, and implemented in accordance with the common positions jointly issued on 31 January 2024 with allied ethnic groups (Kachin, Karenni, Karen, and Chin), as well as the statement issued on 30 March 2026 by the Steering Council for the Emergence of a Federal Democratic Union. These common positions comprise the following six principles:
(a) To overturn the usurpation of state power by the military, and to terminate the involvement of the armed forces in politics
(b) To ensure that all armed forces operate solely under the command of a civilian government elected through democratic processes
(c) To abrogate the constitution of 2008 in its entirety, and to quash all attempts to reinstate its provisions
(d) To draft and promulgate a new constitution that embodies federalism and democratic values, garnering the consensus of all relevant parties
(e) To establish a new federal democratic union in accordance with the proposed federal democratic constitution
(f) To institute a system of transitional justice to achieve justice and accountability for victims of injustices, including gender-based violence, during the conflict period.
In particular, we affirm that the successful establishment of a Federal Democratic Union must be grounded in conditions that can deliver transitional justice, including accountability for the war crimes and violations of International Humanitarian Law that have been continuously and brutally perpetrated by the terrorist military group against the entire population. Only under such conditions shall our efforts toward building a Federal Democratic Union be deemed successful, and we shall continue to advance this struggle with unwavering determination.
Accordingly, the National Unity Government—established in accordance with the will of the people through democratic elections—solemnly reaffirms its steadfast commitment to carrying forward the Spring Revolution, aimed at systemic and political transformation, until its objectives are fully fulfilled.
National Unity Government