New President, old playbook. Democracy still on hold in Myanmar

The Myanmarese aspire for the return of multiparty democracy. But it remains a distant dream.

On April 3, Min Aung Hlaing, the former Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar who had removed Aung San Suu Kyi in the February 2021 coup, was elected by the Myanmar Parliament as its 11th President after relinquishing his post as Commander-in-Chief, as required by the 2008 Myanmar constitution. The two runner-ups for the presidency, former Prime Minister Nyunt Su and Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) Chair for Karen State Nang Ni Ni Aye, were appointed as vice presidents.