Abstract:Myanmar is the country with the longest military rule after World War II for more than half a century.Since 1988，Myanmar has started a new round of political transition.In 2011，the military handed over national power to the democratically elected government.After the 2015 general election，Myanmar achieved ruling party rotation.Viewed from the perspectives of economic development level，social structure，political culture and party maturity，Myanmar's political transition has inherent deficiencies.However，even facing ethnic-religious conflicts and unfinished task of nation-state construction，Myanmar has steadily achieved the transition for political system and party rotation without large-scale bloodshed and social unrest.That makes Myanmar's political transition very unique among developing countries’ national political development.This study found that after regained power in September 1988，the Myanmar military was actively exploring path for authoritarian regime transition.By tailoring the 2008 Constitution and conducting competitiveelection，the Myanmar military initially transformed the absolute authority of military ruling into constitutional authority，and successfully absorbed the opposition party National League for Democracy （NLD） into the political transition process.The top-down transition and the benign interaction among political elites ensure the overall stability of Myanmar's political transition，and increased the legitimacy of the transition at home and abroad.In the future，the construction of nation-state，the role transformation of the military，the interaction among national leaders and elites，and the changes of economic and social structure will continue to challenge the consolidation of Myanmar's political transition；while a hybrid regime with both democratic and authoritarian characteristics will exist in Myanmar for a long time.
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