President U Win Myint wins seat in the lower house

President U Win Myint wins seat in the lower house
Myanmar President Win Myint (C) greets members of the media after casting his ballot during early voting in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 29 October 2020. Photo: EPA

Myanmar's President U Win Myint has won a seat in the lower house of the next parliament in Sunday's general elections, according to an announcement from the Union Election Commission Xinhua reported.

A total of 5,639 candidates including 1,106 candidates from the ruling NLD party and 1,089 from the USDP vied for 1,117 parliamentary seats in the elections held on Sunday.

So far, 338 representatives have been elected to parliament at three levels and the NLD secured 278 seats including 100 in the House of Representatives, or the lower house, 30 in the House of Nationalities, or the upper house, and 148 in the regional or state parliaments so far, according to the UEC's announcement on election results.

Meanwhile, 25 candidates from the USDP, including the party Chairman U Than Htay, won parliamentary seats, along with 35 candidates from other parties.