Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing elected president by pro-military parliament

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Myanmar Junta Retains Power as Its Chief Wins the Presidency Min Aung Hlaing receives enough votes to pass the majority threshold and become the country’s president. Myanmar’s coup leader has won a parliamentary vote to become the country’s president, formalising his grip on political power in the war-torn nation five years after he ousted an elected government. Senior General Min Aung Hlaing received at least 293 votes of 584 cast by MPs in the country’s pro-military parliament on Friday, passing the majority threshold, according to a continuing tally of the vote count by news agencies.