00:00Myanmar's parliament will hold a bicameral vote on Friday to elect a new president with Junta leader Min Ong Leng
00:08among those in the running.
00:10The former military chief who led the 2021 coup that toppled Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government stepped down as
00:18commander-in-chief last month after 15 years in the role.
00:23He was immediately nominated as a vice-presidential candidate alongside two others put forward by parliament and military representatives.
00:32Lawmakers from both houses, including military-appointed members, will then vote to decide the president from among the three candidates.
00:40The move follows a controversial election earlier this year, won by the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party.
00:47The poll was widely criticised by the United Nations and the international community as a sham designed to legitimise military
00:54rule,
00:55citing the exclusion of major opposition groups and restrictions on voting areas.
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