Myanmar coup leader elected president by military-backed parliament

Myanmar’s coup leader, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, has been elected president after securing 429 of 584 votes in a parliamentary vote, solidifying his control over the country. This comes five years after he led a coup that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s government, prompting widespread civil unrest and armed resistance. Critics have labeled the recent elections, which favored the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party, as a sham designed to maintain military dominance under a guise of democracy.

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