First Elected Civilian President Swears in Myanmar

First Elected Civilian President Swears in Myanmar

FastnewsMar 30, 2016

Followed by the NLD won a landslide Victory in elections in November the handover completes the transition.

Myanmar’s new president has been sworn in, the first elected civilian leader in more than 50 years.

Although NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi is barred from the presidency, she has said she will rule by proxy.

Htin Kyaw from the National League for Democracy (NLD) takes over from Thein Sein, who introduced wide-ranging reforms during his five years in power.