On Friday morning, Myanmar's elected president Min Aung Hlaing was sworn in in Naypyidaw, commencing his five-year term.
That morning, the Myanmar Union Parliament convened a meeting in Naypyidaw to hold the inauguration ceremony for the newly elected president, vice presidents, and new government members. Myanmar's elected president Min Aung Hlaing, together with vice presidents Myint Swe and Nan Ni Ni Aye, were officially sworn in before the speaker of the Union Parliament.
This new government consists of 31 federal ministries, with a total of 30 ministers. Subsequently, newly appointed ministers of various ministries, the federal chief justice, the new batch of constitutional court judges, and members of the federal election commission will all be sworn in.
On April 3rd, the presidential electoral college of Myanmar’s Union Parliament held a vote to elect the president. Min Aung Hlaing was elected president with a large majority, while Myint Swe and Nan Ni Ni Aye were elected vice presidents. The new president of Myanmar will lead the formation of the new federal government.
The 69-year-old Min Aung Hlaing was nominated as vice presidential candidate on March 30th and, on the same day, resigned after having served as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces for 15 years. He designated his top confidant, former intelligence chief Ye Win Oo, as the new Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.