Furthermore, the Vice President, elected by the 166 Defence Services Personnel representatives, will be elected as Vice President (1), while the Vice President, elected by the 157 elected representatives of the Amyotha Hluttaw, will hold the position of Vice President (2).
Based on historical precedents, it is highly probable that the Vice President elected by the 263 elected Pyithu Hluttaw representatives will subsequently be elected as the President of the Union.
Following the election of three Vice Presidents, the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (Union Parliament), which constitutes a joint assembly of the Pyithu Hluttaw and the Amyotha Hluttaw, will proceed to elect one of the three Vice Presidents as the President of the Union by secret voting.
263 elected Pyithu Hluttaw (House of Representatives) representatives, 157 elected Amyotha Hluttaw (House of Nationalities) representatives, and 166 Defence Services Personnel representatives of both Houses, shall each elect a Vice President through a process of secret voting.
Myanmar’s Hluttaws (Parliaments) are initially set to conduct elections for the Speakers and Deputy Speakers. Following this initial step, the first regular session of the Third Pyidaungsu Hluttaw will be summoned, during which the election of the Union President will take place.
Myanmar’s first regular sessions of the Third Pyithu Hluttaw (House of Representatives), the Third Amyotha Hluttaw (House of Nationalities), and the Third Region or State Hluttaw (Parliament) are scheduled to be convened on March 16, March 18, and March 20 in 2026, respectively.
36th Aftershock Near Mandalay
On March 31, 2025, at 06:25:54 Myanmar Standard Time, a magnitude 3.8 aftershock was recorded 5 miles north-northeast of Natogyi Township in the Mandalay Region, occurring at a depth of 15 kilometers. This event represents the 36th aftershock.
Samdech Hun Sen affirmed the CPP's willingness to sign the cooperation agreement at an appropriate future date and expressed readiness to send a delegation to observe the Myanmar elections.
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He also explained Cambodia’s position on Myanmar, including support for engagement with Myanmar and ASEAN’s peace-making efforts through the ASEAN Special Envoy and expanded Troika.
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Hun Sen hoped that ASEAN and Japan could cooperate to help return Myanmar to peace and normalcy and asked Japan to consider the possibility of providing humanitarian assistance to Myanmar, as it was affected recently by natural disasters.
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Rivalry bet China and India for enhancing influence in Myanmar had been driven by strategic, economic, and security interests. The evolving political landscape in Myanmar adds another layer of complexity to this rivalry, reflecting the intricate dynamics of regional geopolitics.
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