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Min Aung Hlaing elected Myanmar president

Aung Lin Dwe, speaker of parliament’s combined upper and lower house, announced that Min Aung Hlaing won 429 out of the 584 votes.

Min Aung Hlaing is elected Myanmar president with 429 out of the 584 votes. (Illustrative photo: AP)
Min Aung Hlaing is elected Myanmar president with 429 out of the 584 votes. (Illustrative photo: AP)

Hanoi (VNA) - Myanmar’s military leader Min Aung Hlaing was elected President of the country on April 3, following a vote held in parliament.

Aung Lin Dwe, speaker of parliament’s combined upper and lower house, announced that Min Aung Hlaing won 429 out of the 584 votes.

On March 31, Min Aung Hlaing, Nan Ni Ni Aye, and U Nyo Saw were elected the country's vice presidents.

Min Aung Hlaing had earlier relinquished his post of the commander-in-chief because the constitution prohibits the president from simultaneously holding the top military position./.

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