Myanmar military denies coup, promises to hand back power when there’s a new election

Myanmar’s military has guaranteed that it would hold an election and hand back power to the winner, denying that its ouster of an elected government was a coup.

The military’s justification of its February 1 seizure of power and arrest of government leader Aung San Suu Kyi and others came as protesters again took to the streets and after a United Nations envoy warned the army of “severe consequences” for any harsh response to the demonstrations.

The military denounced protesters for inciting…