Naypyitaw: Myanmar's new parliament on Monday held its first sitting after the ruling junta held three-phase elections between December and January. The sitting was held in the capital, with the elections being the first since the Burmese military, locally known as Tatmadaw, seized power in a coup in February 2021.

According to Anadolu Agency, Myanmar's military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) secured a majority of seats in the country's Union Parliament. An ally of military ruler Min Aung Hlaing and USDP chairman, Khin Yi, was elected as speaker of the lower house, known as Pyithu Hluttaw. Maung Maung Ohn was elected as deputy speaker, and both are former military generals, the outlet reported. Khin Yi previously served as police chief during the crackdown on the 2007 Saffron Revolution.

Based on the latest results released by the Union Election Commission, the USDP won 231 seats in the Pyithu Hluttaw and 108 seats in the Amyotha Hluttaw, the upper house, giving it a total of 339 seats. A total of 420 elective seats were contested nationwide in the general election. Myanmar's legislature is bicameral, comprising 664 seats, including 440 in the lower house and 224 in the upper house.