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Legitimacy Cannot Be Achieved with Empty Gestures

by Admin | Apr 22, 2026 | Legitimacy, Opinion Papers | 0 comments

Source: The Irrawaddy | By Bo Kyi

Legitimacy is not secured through institutional control or coercive force but through the consent of the governed, and a large part of Myanmar’s population simply do not accept Min Aung Hlaing as a legitimate national leader.

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