Myanmar approves new election commission establishment
Myanmar's Union Parliament on March 28 approved the establishment of a new Union Election Commission to handle issues of the next general election which is scheduled for 2021.
President-elect U Htin Kyaw (Source :bbc.com)The new Union Election Commission, proposed by President-elect U Htin Kyaw, is headed by U Hla Thein, with four other members, including U Aung Myint, U Soe Ye, U Tun Khin and U Hla Tint.
The previous Commission, chaired by U Tin Aye for the 2015 general election, was formed by U Thein Sein's Government.
U Htin Kyaw, 69 of the National League for Democracy (NLD), was elected President on March 15, becoming Myanmar’s first civilian President for decades.
He will be sworn in at a ceremony on April 1.-VNA
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