Naypyidaw, April 3 (IANS) Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has been elected the country’s President after he secured more votes among the three nominees, media reported on Friday. Hlaing’s two Vice Presidents are former military-appointed Prime Minister Nyo Saw, a longtime loyalist, and Nan Ni Ni Aye, the Karen State chair of the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), The Irrawaddy reported.In the days leading up to his election, Min Aung Hlaing stepped down as command…
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Naypyidaw, March 30 (IANS) Myanmar’s junta chief, Min Aung Hlaing, has been nominated as President in a parliamentary process that seems planned to cement his grip on civil society, local media reported on Monday The Myanmar junta also appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Army Ye Win Oo as Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Services.Ye Win Oo, on Monday, replaced Min Aung Hlaing, who has been serving as Myanmar’s Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services since 2011, Xinhua News Agency reporte…