On 7 July 2026, junta leader Min Aung Hlaing submitted a message to the military-dominated parliament in Naypyidaw containing 43 proposed amendments to the military-drafted 2008 Constitution. The parliament formally recorded the receipt of the message but did not disclose the draft amendments or schedule a debate. The proposed changes fall under Articles 436(a) and 436(b). Because the military is constitutionally guaranteed 25 percent of parliamentary seats and the junta-proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) dominates the legislature, the regime possesses the supermajority required to pass these amendments easily.
Leaked reports indicate that the junta aims to extend the restrictions of Article 59(f)—the clause historically used to bar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi from the presidency due to foreign family ties—to disqualify candidates for Union ministers and state or region chief ministers. The regime also reportedly plans to double the terms of the Constitutional Tribunal and the Union Election Commission (UEC) from five to ten years and will amend the constitution to allow UEC decisions to be appealed at the Supreme Court. Notably, the 43 points omitted a key demand from ethnic parties to revoke the president’s authority to appoint state and region chief ministers, thereby rejecting calls to allow local legislatures to vote for their own leaders. Furthermore, the amendments modified Article 342, limiting the president’s authority to appoint the Commander-in-Chief only to “when the post fell vacant,” heavily insulating the current military leadership.