Nepal, April 8 -- On April 3, Min Aung Hlaing, the former Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar who had removed Aung San Suu Kyi in the February 2021 coup, was elected by the Myanmar Parliament as its 11th President after relinquishing his post as Commander-in-Chief, as required by the 2008 Myanmar constitution. The two runner-ups for the presidency, former Prime Minister Nyunt Su and Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) Chair for Karen State Nang Ni Ni Aye, were appointed as vice presidents.

The country held its first election after the coup in three phases in December and January. In this election, the pro-military USDP won 339 seats, while Suu Kyi's party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), was dissolved and banned from partici...