The upper and lower houses of the Burmese parliament on Friday chose as presidential nominees Htin Kyaw and Henry Van Thoi, candidates vetted by Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy party.
It is expected that Myanmar's Armed Forces will propose their candidate early next week, when the nominations for the presidential elections will be concluded.
In a plenary session held next week, the parliament is to decide who will become the next Myanmar president for the next five years.
Kyaw, elected by the lower house and Thoi,chosen by the upper house, met the expectations of today since the National League for Democracy has a majority in both legislative bodies after its landslide election win on Nov. 8, 2015.
Members of the Armed Forces, who have a quarter of seats reserved in the parliament under the 2008 Constitution, did not participate in the nominations since the military has its own candidate. (Courtesy of laprensasa)
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