Junta Chief Set to Become President After Myanmar Vote

Myanmar’s military leader is expected to become the country’s next president. This follows elections that critics call a sham. General Min Aung Hlaing will likely take the role after his political party, backed by the ruling junta, secured a win. The military, which seized power in a 2021 coup, organized the vote. Major opposition groups boycotted the process. International observers have widely dismissed the elections as neither free nor fair. The expected move solidifies the general’s control. It formalizes a leadership change that began with the coup three years ago.