Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar junta chief, elected as Vice-President
The Hindu
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing elected Vice-President, advancing toward civilian leadership amid ongoing military influence in governance.
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was elected a Vice-President (V-P) by the lower house on Tuesday (March 31, 2026), parliament officials said, with the coup leader edging closer to becoming the country’s civilian leader.
Myanmar’s former commander in chief Min Aung Hlaing has led Myanmar since 2021, when he ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi and triggered civil war.
His election sets in motion a process for him to exchange his uniform for civilian clothes, as the country’s parliament selects three V-Ps, one of whom is then chosen as president.
On the lower house floor Tuesday morning (March 31), MPs queued up at a row of tables and dropped their ballots into one of three clear-sided boxes.
“The lower house of elected MPs announces Senior General Min Aung Hlaing as a vice-president,” lower house speaker Khin Yi said after the vote.
The junta chief received 247 of the 260 votes, a parliament official said, according to a live broadcast.
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