The National Unity Government (NUG), along with major ethnic revolutionary organizations (EROs), is in active negotiations to establish a new joint coalition aimed at providing unified leadership for the resistance in 2026.

U Nay Phone Latt, spokesperson for the NUG Prime Minister’s Office, confirmed to Mizzima that this unified body is a “necessary requirement” to address the shifting political landscape and the junta’s recent electoral manoeuvres.

As discussions with the relevant revolutionary forces are still underway, the name of the proposed new body cannot yet be disclosed, he said, adding that the public would be informed once concrete outcomes emerge.

According to sources close to the negotiations, high-level meetings were held from 23 to 25 January involving the NUG, the National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC), and the Mandalay Region Interim Administration Council. While the official name is being kept confidential until a formal announcement, the term “Federal Council” is reportedly being used as a working title.

“I heard the proposed name is the Federal Council. As the name is still temporary and subject to ongoing negotiations, I believe they do not want it made public at this stage,” the source said.

The coalition is expected to consolidate the diverse governance and military structures of the NUG and the NUCC with the territorial authorities of federal units in Kachin, Kayah, Karen, and Chin states.

Photo – NUG Defense Minister U Yi Mon and KIA Lieutenant General Khaung Lun inspect the camp mounds in Mangweingyi area, Mansi Township, Kachin State, which were attacked and captured by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in January 2024. (NUG – MOD)