Myanmar coup: How will the international community respond? | DW News

The UN security council is preparing to meet in emergency session to discuss the military coup in Myanmar. The US is threatening to reimpose sanctions to try to force the generals to stand down. Myanmar's former defacto leader Aung San Suu Kyi was detained - and hundreds of officials are confined inside government housing compounds. The military claims November's election results - which showed a landslide win for Suu Kyi's ruling party - were fraudulent.
People in the city of Yangon are adjusting to a new reality of military rule. A state of emergency has been declared for one year.
Despite calls for resistance by former defacto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, residents of Myanmar's largest city are hesitant.
Many international leaders expressed alarm over the coup. The US underscored its support for democracy in Myanmar - also known as Burma - after saying it was "taking note of those who stand with the people of Burma in this difficult hour".
In the capital Naypyitaw, hundreds of lawmakers are confined in government housing complexes which are being guarded by soldiers. The military said seizing power was necessary after the government failed to act on claims of election fraud.
On Facebook, the ruling National League for Democracy party appealed to the military to free those detained and to honor November's election results, which handed the NLD a landslide victory.
They were the second democratic elections in Myanmar after it transitioned from decades of military rule. Now there are fears the country could slide back to its old ways.
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