The first day of the first regular session of the third-term Pyithu Hluttaw (Lower House) began today (March 16) at 10 a.m.

During the session, the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Pyithu Hluttaw are scheduled to be elected.

At the opening of the first regular session, a temporary chair was first selected from among the members of parliament to preside over the meeting until the Speaker and Deputy Speaker are elected. Two candidates were nominated for the position: Sai Zin Win, the representative from Laihka Constituency, and U Nanda Kyaw Swa, the representative from Dagon Constituency. Following a vote, U Nanda Kyaw Swa was elected as the session chair with the support of the majority of members.

Afterward, the chair will take an oath and sign the oath document, deliver opening remarks, and formally announce the commencement and validity of the Pyithu Hluttaw session. Members of parliament will also take their oaths and sign the oath documents.

Subsequently, the election of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Pyithu Hluttaw will be carried out. After their election, both officials will take the oath before the session chair and sign the oath documents. The chair will then officially hand over the responsibilities of presiding over the Pyithu Hluttaw to the newly elected Speaker.