Thein Sein plans reshuffle his cabinet during the current session of
Parliament to reinvigorate the reform process that he initiated last
year.Today’s opening of Parliament was attended by 42 of 43 MPs from the
opposition National League for Democracy who were elected in April
by-elections. The notable exception was party leader Aung San Suu Kyi,
who returned to Burma last week from a five-nation tour of Europe and
requested permission to rest before attending Parliament in Naypyidaw.
Her party NLD reported that she traveled to her home constituency of Kawhmu, several hours drive from Rangoon, on Wednesday.
Vice President Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo submitted his letter of resignation on July 1, as stated in the president’s address to the Union Parliament. According to President Thein Sein’s written address to Parliament, which was read by Upper House Speaker Khin Aung Myint, Tin Aung Myint Oo resigned for “health reasons.”It has been known for some time that the former general, who was regarded as a hardliner, is suffering from throat cancer. In April he traveled to Singapore to receive medical treatment, and he reportedly resigned on May 3, shortly after his return to Burma.His replacement will be nominated by military appointees, who hold 25 percent of seats in Burma’s Parliament. Among the likely candidates for the job are Vice Commander-in-Chief Gen Soe Win, Lower House Speaker Shwe Mann and Minister of Home Affairs Gen Ko Ko.
Other possibilities are retired Lt-Gen Tin Aye, the chairman of the Union Election Commission, and Htay Oo, the secretary general of the ruling military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party.
Tin Aung Myint Oo was chosen by military appointees a year ago to serve as one of the country’s two vice presidents. Under Burma’s 2008 Constitution, a new vice president must be nominated within a week of the announcement of his predecessor’s resignation.
Most observers believe that the replacement will be more moderate and less controversial than Tin Aung Myint Oo.He was regarded as one of the most corrupt officials serving in the former junta.
Her party NLD reported that she traveled to her home constituency of Kawhmu, several hours drive from Rangoon, on Wednesday.
Vice President Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo submitted his letter of resignation on July 1, as stated in the president’s address to the Union Parliament. According to President Thein Sein’s written address to Parliament, which was read by Upper House Speaker Khin Aung Myint, Tin Aung Myint Oo resigned for “health reasons.”It has been known for some time that the former general, who was regarded as a hardliner, is suffering from throat cancer. In April he traveled to Singapore to receive medical treatment, and he reportedly resigned on May 3, shortly after his return to Burma.His replacement will be nominated by military appointees, who hold 25 percent of seats in Burma’s Parliament. Among the likely candidates for the job are Vice Commander-in-Chief Gen Soe Win, Lower House Speaker Shwe Mann and Minister of Home Affairs Gen Ko Ko.
Other possibilities are retired Lt-Gen Tin Aye, the chairman of the Union Election Commission, and Htay Oo, the secretary general of the ruling military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party.
Tin Aung Myint Oo was chosen by military appointees a year ago to serve as one of the country’s two vice presidents. Under Burma’s 2008 Constitution, a new vice president must be nominated within a week of the announcement of his predecessor’s resignation.
Most observers believe that the replacement will be more moderate and less controversial than Tin Aung Myint Oo.He was regarded as one of the most corrupt officials serving in the former junta.
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