Former spymaster Ye Win Oo was promoted to head the military at a ceremony in the capital, Naypyidaw.
On Monday (March 30, 2026), a lawmaker in Myanmar nominated junta chief Min Aung Hlaing as a candidate for Vice-President, a television broadcast showed, paving the way for the coup leader to continue his rule in civilian garb. “I nominate Senior General Min Aung Hlaing as vice-president,” MP Kyaw Kyaw Htay said, according to the live broadcast of the lower house session on state-run media.
Three Vice-Presidents will be chosen, one of whom will eventually be elected as President.
Myanmar installed a new military commander-in-chief on Monday, replacing junta leader Min Aung Hlaing. The vice-presidential nomination of Min Aung Hlaing paves the way for him to become President. Several Myanmar media outlets reported that former spymaster Ye Win Oo was promoted to head the military at a ceremony in Naypyidaw.
