Observers are keen to see what position he takes towards the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG), established to recover funds embezzled during his late father’s rule, and the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into current President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war, in which thousands of people have died. Several South-east Asian states are under pressure over human rights issues.
Despite the junta’s defiance, external players will sustain efforts to hold Myanmar military leaders accountable for the Rohingya crisis.
Corruption among elite politicians will remain a major problem across much of the region.
Even if they evade accountability in their own countries, certain regional leaders may find it harder to conduct relations with the West.
