NAY PYI TAW – Myanmar’s Pyithu Hluttaw (Lower House) and Amyotha Hluttaw (Upper House) on Monday held separate sessions to nominate the country’s vice-presidential candidates.
During the sessions, Pyithu Hluttaw nominated Min Aung Hlaing and Kyaw Swe as candidates. Meanwhile, Amyotha Hluttaw nominated Nan Ni Ni Aye and Manam Tu Ja.
According to the election procedures, the groups of elected representatives from Pyithu Hluttaw and Amyotha Hluttaw will each elect one vice-president. The group of military representatives from both houses of the Union Parliament will elect another vice-president.
The presidential electoral college, composed of all representatives of the Union Parliament, will elect the president from among the three elected vice-presidents.
New commander-in-chief of defense services
Also on Monday, military-owned Myawaddy TV reported that Ye Win Oo has been appointed Myanmar’s commander-in-chief of defense services.
Ye Win Oo succeeded Min Aung Hlaing, who had served as the commander-in-chief of defense services since March 30, 2011.
The handover ceremony of the commander-in-chief of defense services was held with guards of honor at the Zeyathiri Beikman in Nay Pyi Taw on Monday morning.