00:00Former military chief Min Ong Leung has been elected as Myanmar's 11th president
00:05after winning more than half the votes in parliament.
00:08Min has effectively ruled Myanmar since leading a military coup in 2021
00:12that ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.
00:17Min served as commander-in-chief of the armed forces from 2011
00:21until stepping down in March to run for the presidency.
00:24He was succeeded by former intelligence chief Ye Win Woo,
00:27who assumed the role earlier this week.
00:30His appointment follows a controversial election in December
00:33that saw over 80% of parliamentary seats contested
00:36won by the army-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party.
00:40Critics have argued that his transition to civilian president
00:44aims to further legitimize military rule
00:46that has run the country for five of the past six decades.
00:50variant.com
00:50I couldn't see.
00:51I was adopted by the army-backed Union and the property manager.
00:51They were trying to work with my army-backed Union
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