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2026 Myanmar presidential election
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3 April 2026
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586 members of the Electoral College
294 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout584 (99.66%)
 
Nominee Min Aung Hlaing Nyo Saw Nan Ni Ni Aye
Party Independent USDP USDP
Electoral vote 429 126 29
Percentage 73.46% 21.58% 4.97%
Committee Pyithu Hluttaw Tatmadaw Amyotha Hluttaw
President before election

Min Aung Hlaing (acting)
Military

Elected President

Min Aung Hlaing
Independent (Supported by USDP)

Vice Presidents before election

First VP vacant
Second VP vacant

 Elected Vice Presidents

First VP Nyo Saw
Second VP Nan Ni Ni Aye
USDP

An indirect presidential election was held in Myanmar on 3 April 2026,[1] following the 2025–26 Myanmar general election. Min Aung Hlaing, the country's military leader since the 2021 coup, won the election, while Nyo Saw and Nan Ni Ni Aye were elected as vice presidents.[2] The winners were inaugarated on 10 April.

The election was the first since the 2018 Myanmar presidential election and the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.[3] The nomination process for the Presidential Electoral College began on 30 March, and the election was held at the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, chaired by Speaker Aung Lin Dwe.[4]

Process

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The Presidential Electoral College appoints the president, consisting of the Pyithu Hluttaw committee (elected MPs only), the Amyotha Hluttaw committee (elected MPs only), and the Tatmadaw committee (serving military personnel appointed to both houses by the commander-in-chief of Defence Services). Each committee nominates one candidate.[5] Aung Lin Dwe presided over the election in his capacity as Speaker of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw.[4]

Potential candidates

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Military ruler Min Aung Hlaing was expected by most analysts to be a candidate and likely winner, though he declined to reveal his intentions publicly before being nominated.[3][6] He was expected to step down as Commander-in-Chief before the nomination process began on March 30, as presidential candidates are constitutionally barred from concurrently holding another office,[7] and did so on 30 March, with the NDSC appointing Ye Win Oo to replace him.[8]

Candidates

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The committees of the Pyithu Hluttaw and Amyotha Hluttaw convened on March 30, 2026, to decide on the nominations. The selection was made through a vote the following day, March 31, 2026.[9][10][11]

Pyithu Hluttaw committee

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Two candidates were put forward for nomination by members of the Pyithu Hluttaw committee. USDP member Kyaw Kyaw Htay proposed the acting president Min Aung Hlaing. Kyaw Swe of National Unity Party was also put forward.[8][12]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Min Aung HlaingIndependent24796.11
Kyaw SweNational Unity Party103.89
Total257100.00
Valid votes25798.85
Invalid/blank votes31.15
Total votes260100.00
Registered voters/turnout260100.00
Source: [13]

Amyotha Hluttaw committee

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The Amyotha Hluttaw committee is considering Kachin State People's Party's chairman Manam Tu Ja and Kayin State Hluttaw member Nan Ni Ni Aye of USDP. [14]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Nan Ni Ni AyeUnion Solidarity and Development Party11775.48
Manam Tu JaKachin State People's Party3824.52
Total155100.00
Valid votes155100.00
Invalid/blank votes00.00
Total votes155100.00
Registered voters/turnout155100.00
Source: [15]

Military committee

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Nyo SawUnion Solidarity and Development Party166100.00
Total166100.00
Registered voters/turnout166–
Source: [16]

Results

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On 30 March 2026, Nan Ni Ni Aye was nominated for the vice presidency by the Amyotha Hluttaw[17] and was elected on 31 March with 117 votes,[18] becoming the first woman to hold the office in the country's history.[19] Also Nyo Saw and Min Aung Hlaing were also elected to vice-presidency, before one of them becomes president.[20][21][22][23]

The results of the election held at the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw on 3 April 2026 are as follows.[2]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Min Aung HlaingIndependent42973.46
Nyo SawUnion Solidarity and Development Party12621.58
Nan Ni Ni AyeUnion Solidarity and Development Party294.97
Total584100.00
Valid votes584100.00
Invalid/blank votes00.00
Total votes584100.00
Registered voters/turnout584100.00
Source: [24]

Inauguration

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Min Aung Hlaing, Nyo Saw, and Nan Ni Ni Aye taking the oath of office at the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, administered by Speaker Aung Lin Dwe, on 10 April 2026

On 10 April 2026, Min Aung Hlaing was inaugurated as president at the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, alongide his two vice presidents.[25] That same day, he established a new Union Government of Myanmar, appointing many individuals who had served in his previous ministries.[26]

Political position of the candidates

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Min Aung Hlaing is reportedly a supporter of Burmese Way to Socialism,[27] while formerly supporting privatization.[28] The political positions of both Nyo Saw and Nan Ni Ni Aye are not known. They are members of the Union Solidarity and Development Party, which supports Min Aung Hlaing and his military junta.[29][30][31][32][33][34]

Reactions

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Domestic

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The United Wa State Army, National Democratic Alliance Army, and Ta'ang National Liberation Army express congratulations over the inauguration of Min Aung Hlaing as president.[35][36][37]

International

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Notes

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References

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