Min Aung Hlaing Elected Myanmar's President

NAY PYI TAW, April 3 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- Min Aung Hlaing on Friday secured more than half the votes in Myanmar’s Union Parliament to win the country’s presidential election, reported Xinhua.

The country’s Presidential Electoral College, comprising all representatives of the Union Parliament, convened on Friday to elect the president, with 584 representatives in attendance.

During the voting session, Min Aung Hlaing, a presidential candidate nominated by the Pyithu Hluttaw (Lower House) representatives, received 429 votes.

U Nyo Saw, representing the group of military representatives from both houses, obtained 126 votes, while Nan Ni Ni Aye, nominated by the Amyotha Hluttaw (Upper House) representatives, secured 29 votes.

Under the country's electoral system, the Presidential Electoral College votes to select the president from among three vice presidents.

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

Myanmar’s Union Parliament announced on Thursday that all three vice presidents had passed the scrutiny of presidential candidate qualifications.

-- BERNAMA-XINHUA