@POMyanmar (President of Myanmar) Tweet on Resignation of Htin Kyaw 3/21/18
Context: Htin Kyaw has held the presidency in Myanmar since 2016, when the National League for Democracy (NLD) won in a landslide victory. Since then, he has basically functioned as a stand-in for Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the NLD who is prevented from holding the presidency due to a constitutional provision. His health has recently been in decline and was stated as the principal reason for his resignation.
Analysis: The resignation of the president leaves several questions: Will his replacement, Win Myint, follow the guidance of Aung San Suu Kyi as closely as Htin Kyaw did? Win Myint is another representative from the NLD, which indicates that this will probably be the case, however it remains to be seen. He issued a statement via the POMyanmar Twitter indicating his goals and intentions on April 2nd. This tweet will be the focus of my second blog post.
Link/Content:
Primary Tweet URL: https://twitter.com/pomyanmar/status/976657527315226625
President U Htin Kyaw resigns from his post
The Office of the President issued an announcement dated 21 March. Following is the announcement.
Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Office of the President
Announcement 1/2018
5th Waxing of Tagu, 1379 ME
21st March 2018
- The President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Htin Kyaw has resigned from his post, as he wants to take a rest from his current duties with effect from 21 March 2018.
- The position will be filled within seven days in accordance with Subsection (b), Section (73) of the Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.
Help Received: Twitter of the President of Myanmar @POMyanmar, Wikipedia for a little background info on Htin Kyaw and Win Myint, Microsoft Word Grammar and Spelling checks.
Levi Harmon