Myanmar’s parliament elects ruling general as president, keeping the army in charge

Myanmar’s parliament elects ruling general as president, keeping the army in charge

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s parliament on Friday elected Min Aung Hlaing, a general who ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government in 2021 and kept an iron grip on power for the past five years, as the country’s new president. The move marks a nominal return to an elected government but is widely c...

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