President of Myanmar (through presidential electoral college)

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The President of Myanmar is the country’s head of state, chosen indirectly by a parliamentary electoral college formed from both houses of the national legislature.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state office ⓘ
alsoActsAs symbol of national unity ⓘ
appointedBy Presidential Electoral College of Myanmar ⓘ
basisIn 2008 Constitution of Myanmar ⓘ
commanderInChiefRole supreme commander of the armed forces in constitutional theory ⓘ
constitutionalArticle Chapter III of the 2008 Constitution of Myanmar ⓘ
country Myanmar ⓘ
createdBy Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2008) ⓘ
electionMethod joint sitting of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw votes among three candidates ⓘ
electoralCollegeComponent Amyotha Hluttaw ⓘ
Pyithu Hluttaw ⓘ
military-appointed members of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw ⓘ
electoralCollegeStructure one candidate from elected MPs of Amyotha Hluttaw ⓘ
one candidate from elected MPs of Pyithu Hluttaw ⓘ
one candidate from military-appointed MPs ⓘ
three presidential candidates nominated ⓘ
electoralSystem indirect presidential election by parliament ⓘ
eligibilityRequirement Myanmar citizen by birth ⓘ
at least 45 years of age ⓘ
not owing allegiance to a foreign power ⓘ
qualified for election to the Pyithu Hluttaw ⓘ
spouse, legitimate children and their spouses must be Myanmar citizens ⓘ
eligibleVoters members of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw ⓘ
firstOfficeHolderUnder2008Constitution Thein Sein ⓘ
headOf Union Government of Myanmar ⓘ
inauguralYearUnder2008Constitution 2011 ⓘ
languageOfTitle Burmese ⓘ
legislatureInvolved Pyidaungsu Hluttaw ⓘ
localTitle Myanmar Naingngandaw Thamada ⓘ
nominator Presidential Electoral College of Myanmar ⓘ
oath takes oath of office before the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw ⓘ
officeHolderTitle President ⓘ
power appoints Chief Ministers of Regions and States ⓘ
appoints Union ministers ⓘ
appoints the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services (in constitution) ⓘ
can grant pardons ⓘ
promulgates laws passed by the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw ⓘ
predecessorOffice Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (de facto) ⓘ
relatedBody Presidential Electoral College of Myanmar ⓘ
relatedOffice Vice President of Myanmar ⓘ
residence Presidential Palace, Naypyidaw ⓘ
linked to: Presidential Palace
role President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar ⓘ
seat Naypyidaw ⓘ
selectedBy indirect election ⓘ
status head of state of Myanmar ⓘ
successionRule First Vice President becomes Acting President on vacancy ⓘ
termLength 5 years ⓘ
termRenewal renewable once consecutively ⓘ
votingSystem simple majority vote in Pyidaungsu Hluttaw ⓘ

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Assembly of the Union → elects → President of Myanmar (through presidential electoral college) ⓘ
President of Myanmar (through presidential electoral college) → role → President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar ⓘ
linked to: President of Myanmar (through presidential electoral college)