On February 1, victorious lawmakers from the National League for Democracy (NLD) will take their seats.
The NLD won nearly 80 percent of the available positions in November’s election, so there will be a lot of new faces in Naypyitaw next month.
And a lot of old ones.
Many MPs from the armed forces will be sticking around, according to the Union Election Commission’s Sai Kyaw Thu.
The official told The Voice Weekly that the request for names has gone out to the Defence Ministry, but he doesn’t expect surprises.
“Only a few representatives will be changed. I don’t think the whole group of the representatives from the first parliament will be changed,” he was quoted as saying.
Military MPs control 25 percent of parliament, a controversial arrangement enshrined in the 2008 constitution. The commander-in-chief appoints the unelected lawmakers.
