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Myanmar's Junta Chief Votes for Presidential Control Amid Criticism

4/3/2026

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Min Aung Hlaing, the junta chief, faces a vote on April 3 to become president, cementing power five years after the coup.
Its army-backed party won 81% of seats in a criticized election.
Analysts see transition as a plan to keep military control under a civilian guise.
The Steering Council for the Emergence of a Federal Democratic Union aims to dismantle the dictatorship, but resistance may face military pressure.

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Min Aung Hlaing, the junta chief, faces a vote on April 3 to become president, cementing power five years after the coup.
Its army-backed party won 81% of seats in a criticized election.
Analysts see transition as a plan to keep military control under a civilian guise.
The Steering Council for the Emergence of a Federal Democratic Union aims to dismantle the dictatorship, but resistance may face military pressure.