National Defence and Security Council

rdf:langString National Defence and Security Council

rdf:langString National Defence and Security Council

rdf:langString National Defence and Security Council

rdf:langString The National Defence and Security Council (Burmese: အမျိုးသား ကာကွယ်ရေးနှင့် လုံခြုံရေး ကောင်စီ, Burmese pronunciation: [əmjóðá kàkwɛ̀jé n̥ḭɴ lòʊɴdʑòʊɴjé kàʊɴsì]; abbreviated NDSC) is an eleven-member national security council responsible for security and defence affairs in Myanmar. Though the president is the chief executive of the government of Myanmar, the 2008 Constitution reserves certain important executive powers for the NDSC and certain actions of the president require approval by the NDSC. The council is typically controlled by Tatmadaw members. NDSC was formed on 31 March 2011. Of the 11 members, the Commander-in-chief appointed 5 members and controls 6 votes. The Tatmadaw directly reports to NDSC. The NDSC's existence is enshrined in Chapter V of the Constitution of Myanmar. The NDSC's constitutionally enshrined roles include expansive powers: * Recommend pardonees for the President to grant amnesty * Approve the President's act of severing foreign diplomatic relations * Coordinate with the President to take military action against aggressors * Approve the Tatmadaw's ability to conscript citizens * Nominate a candidate for Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, to be appointed by the president * Coordinate with the President in declaring a state of emergency * Exercise legislative, executive and judiciary powers during a state of emergency * Exercise sovereign power during a state of emergency

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