{"id":8322,"date":"2025-11-20T04:10:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T21:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/?p=8322"},"modified":"2025-11-20T04:10:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T21:40:07","slug":"two-ethnic-armed-groups-temporarily-withdraw-from-the-nucc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/2025\/11\/two-ethnic-armed-groups-temporarily-withdraw-from-the-nucc\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Ethnic Armed Groups Temporarily Withdraw from the NUCC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8323\" src=\"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"858\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-1.png 858w, https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-1-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-1-560x373.png 560w, https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-1-260x173.png 260w, https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-1-160x106.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Myanmar Spring Chronicle \u2013 November 18 View<\/strong><br \/><em>(MoeMaKa, November 19, 2025)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Two Ethnic Armed Groups Temporarily Withdraw from the NUCC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On <strong>November 18<\/strong>, reports emerged that two ethnic armed groups \u2014 the <strong>Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP)<\/strong> and the <strong>Karen National Union (KNU)<\/strong> \u2014 have <strong>temporarily suspended their participation<\/strong> in the <strong>National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC)<\/strong>, the political coalition established before the formation of the National Unity Government (NUG).<\/p>\n<p>The news was confirmed by <em>THN Freelance Journalist<\/em>, which contacted <strong>U Aung San Myint<\/strong>, Secretary of the KNPP. The development is seen as a setback for the Spring Revolution\u2019s political momentum, which has already been under strain both militarily and organizationally.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Formation and Structure of the NUCC<\/h3>\n<p>The NUCC was established on <strong>March 8, 2021<\/strong>, shortly after the military coup, to serve as a <strong>broad political coordination body<\/strong>. Later that same month, it issued the <strong>Federal Democracy Charter<\/strong> \u2014 a declaration outlining the vision for a future <strong>Federal Democratic Union of Myanmar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The founding members included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>The <strong>Committee Representing the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH)<\/strong>,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Armed resistance organizations<\/strong>,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>State\/Federal unit councils<\/strong> and <strong>ethnic-based consultative councils<\/strong>,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Political parties<\/strong> rejecting the coup,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Spring Revolution groups<\/strong> such as strike committees, women\u2019s organizations, and civil-society organizations.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In total, the NUCC initially consisted of <strong>28 organizations<\/strong> with <strong>56 representatives<\/strong>. The exact number of delegates per group was not fixed \u2014 representation depended on organizational size and scope.<\/p>\n<p>Later, membership expanded to <strong>61 representatives<\/strong>, though some names were withheld for security reasons.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>NUCC\u2019s Role in the Spring Revolution<\/h3>\n<p>In the early months of the revolution, the NUCC was regarded as <strong>the highest political body<\/strong> within the pro-democracy movement. It was the NUCC that <strong>oversaw the formation of the NUG<\/strong>, effectively acting as a political guiding structure above the new government.<\/p>\n<p>Its membership spanned multiple power centers \u2014 elected lawmakers from 2020, ethnic armed organizations, civil society, and strike committees \u2014 but also reflected differing perspectives between <strong>non-military activists and armed groups<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>At its height, the NUCC included <strong>eight armed organizations<\/strong>, though only three were publicly named: the <strong>KNU<\/strong>, <strong>KNPP<\/strong>, and <strong>ABSDF (All Burma Students\u2019 Democratic Front)<\/strong>. The remaining five were unnamed. Whether those groups are still participating or have quietly withdrawn is unclear.<\/p>\n<p>The NUCC held its first <strong>People\u2019s Assembly<\/strong> in <strong>January 2022<\/strong> and the second in <strong>early 2024<\/strong>, but since then, its activity has appeared to slow.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Signs of Political Fragmentation<\/h3>\n<p>Over the past two years, both the <strong>CRPH<\/strong> and the <strong>NLD<\/strong> have <strong>paused their participation<\/strong> in the NUCC. This, along with growing differences between <strong>civilian political bodies and armed groups<\/strong>, has created uncertainty about the NUCC\u2019s current role \u2014 whether it is a <strong>political leadership council<\/strong> above all resistance organizations or simply a <strong>parallel advisory body<\/strong> to the NUG.<\/p>\n<p>Diverging viewpoints among member groups \u2014 particularly between <strong>strike committees and CSOs<\/strong> on one hand and <strong>ethnic armed groups<\/strong> on the other \u2014 have further weakened its coherence.<\/p>\n<p>This new suspension by the <strong>KNU and KNPP<\/strong>, at a time when the junta is accelerating its <strong>sham election plans<\/strong> and revolutionary forces are struggling to sustain nationwide offensives, highlights the <strong>waning unity<\/strong> within the anti-junta coalition.<\/p>\n<p>Whether this represents a <strong>temporary lull in coordination<\/strong> or the start of deeper political reconfiguration remains to be seen. It is not uncommon in Myanmar\u2019s political history for alliances to <strong>form and dissolve<\/strong> in response to shifting power and interests.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Historical Context of Fragmentation<\/h3>\n<p>Myanmar\u2019s post-independence history has seen repeated cycles of coalition-building and dissolution among ethnic armed groups.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>In <strong>2011<\/strong>, southern and western ethnic groups formed the <strong>United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC)<\/strong> \u2014 a key alliance before President Thein Sein\u2019s peace talks.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>By <strong>2015<\/strong>, as the government\u2019s peace process advanced, UNFC weakened, and a new coordination body called the <strong>Peace Process Steering Team (PPST)<\/strong> was formed.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Around the same time, northern armed groups formed the <strong>Federal Political Negotiation and Consultative Committee (FPNCC)<\/strong>, led by the <strong>United Wa State Army (UWSA)<\/strong>, representing seven powerful northern forces.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>However, since <strong>2021<\/strong>, the FPNCC too has grown largely inactive, its relevance diminished by shifting military and geopolitical realities.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, in Myanmar\u2019s modern history, <strong>alliances emerge and fade<\/strong> \u2014 shaped by battlefield conditions, political calculations, and conflicting interests. The NUCC\u2019s current fractures may reflect that same pattern, rooted in the enduring challenges of building and sustaining unity amid a prolonged revolution and civil war.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Myanmar Spring Chronicle \u2013 November 18 View(MoeMaKa, November 19, 2025) Two Ethnic Armed Groups Temporarily Withdraw from the NUCC On November 18, reports emerged that two ethnic armed groups \u2014 the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) and the Karen National&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/2025\/11\/two-ethnic-armed-groups-temporarily-withdraw-from-the-nucc\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8323,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[9,58],"tags":[100],"class_list":["post-8322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current","category-features","tag-myanmar-spring-revolution"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-1.png","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3RDLm-2ae","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8322"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8322\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8324,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8322\/revisions\/8324"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}