YANGON-March 31 — Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and Daw Nan Ni Ni Aye have been elected as vice presidents representing the Pyithu Hluttaw (House of Representatives) and the Amyotha Hluttaw (House of Nationalities), respectively.

During the second day of the Presidential Electoral College meetings held today, March 31, at the Pyithu Hluttaw building, elected representatives of the lower house cast their votes. Senior General Min Aung Hlaing secured the group's vice-presidential nomination with 247 votes, defeating Dr. Kyaw Swe of the National Unity Party.

Similarly, elected representatives of the Amyotha Hluttaw convened at the upper house building for their second day of meetings. Daw Nan Ni Ni Aye, representing the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), was elected as the upper house's vice-presidential nominee with 117 votes, prevailing over Dr. Manam Tu Ja of the Kachin State People's Party.

As a result, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and Daw Nan Ni Ni Aye have officially become the vice presidents nominated by the lower and upper houses of Myanmar parliament.

The bloc of military-appointed representatives has yet to officially announce its vice-presidential nominee. However, several media outlets speculate that the current Prime Minister, U Nyo Saw, will be selected for the role.

The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (Assembly of the Union) will subsequently convene to elect the President of the State from among the three vice-presidential candidates—the two elected today and the forthcoming military nominee. The candidate who receives the highest number of parliamentary votes will assume the presidency, while the candidate with the second-highest number of votes will become the First Vice President, and the candidate with the third-highest will serve as the Second Vice President.

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