Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (Burmese: ပြည်ထောင်စု လွှတ်တော် [pjìdàʊɰ̃zṵ l̥ʊʔtɔ̀] lit. Assembly of the Union) is the de jure national-level bicameral legislature of Myanmar (officially known as the Republic of the Union of Myanmar) established by the 2008 National Constitution. The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw is made up of two houses, the 224-seat Amyotha Hluttaw, or "House of Nationalities", and the 440-seat Pyithu Hluttaw, or House of People's Representatives. There is no mention in the 2008 Constitution of any ‘lower’ or ‘upper’ houses: both the Pyithu Hluttaw and the Amyotha Hluttaw enjoy equal power to initiate, review, amend, and pass legislation.
Assembly of the Union ပြည်ထောင်စု လွှတ်တော် Pyidaungsu Hluttaw | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Amyotha Hluttaw Pyithu Hluttaw |
| History | |
| Founded | 31 January 2011 |
| Preceded by | People's Assembly (1974–1988) |
| Leadership | |
T Khun Myat since 1 August 2018 | |
Vacant since 31 January 2021 | |
T Khun Myat since 22 March 2018 | |
| Seats | 664 224 Amyotha Hluttaw MPs 440 Pyithu Hluttaw MPs |
| Elections | |
Last Amyotha Hluttaw election | 8 November 2020 (annulled) |
Last Pyithu Hluttaw election | 8 November 2020 (annulled) |
| Meeting place | |
| Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, Naypyidaw | |
| Website | |
| pyidaungsu | |
Each of the fourteen major administrative regions and states has its own local Hluttaw: Region Hluttaw (Region Assembly) or State Hluttaw (State Assembly).
The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw is housed in a 31-building parliamentary complex. It is believed to represent the 31 planes of existence in Buddhist cosmology, located in Zeya Theddhi Ward of Naypyidaw.
Members of the second Pyidaungsu Hluttaw were elected in the 8 November 2015 general election. On 16 March 2012, parliamentarians made the decision for the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw to re-join the IPU.
After the coup d'état on 1 February 2021, the Assembly was dissolved by Acting President Myint Swe, who declared a one-year state of emergency and transferred all legislative powers to Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Min Aung Hlaing.