Myanmar Presidential Election | Min Aung Hlaing elected with a high vote count

SighingCashier · 2026-04-03T08:54:52+00:00

The Union Parliament of Myanmar held a presidential election, and 69-year-old Min Aung Hlaing was elected as the new president with a high vote count, receiving 429 votes in support. Since the military coup in 2021, civil war has broken out under Min Aung Hlaing's rule, resulting in thousands of deaths and injuries, as well as a large number of displaced persons. The election was widely unrecognized because the main opposition party was banned from participating, and many regions were unable to vote.

SighingCashier

2026-04-03 08:54:52

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Myanmar’s Federal Parliament holds a presidential election, and Min Aung Hlaing, 69, is elected as the new president with a large majority of votes.

Of the 584 lawmakers who attended and voted, Min Aung Hlaing received 429 votes in support, defeating the other two vice presidents.

Min Aung Hlaing launched a military coup in 2021, toppling the democratically elected government that was effectively led by State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, detaining her, and dissolving the National League for Democracy party that she led, sparking a civil war that has, to date, killed thousands and displaced millions. After five years of hardline rule, Min Aung Hlaing announced at the end of last year the first election since coming to power, vowing that during the period, anyone who protests or criticizes the election would be treated as committing a crime.

The one-month election ended on January 26 this year, and the pro-government Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) won a sweeping victory. Outside observers largely do not recognize the election, because the main opposition parties were banned from running, and many areas inside the country were unable to vote due to the civil war.

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