Myanmar’s parliament is set to convene Monday for the first time since a military coup five years ago, packed with pro-junta lawmakers elected in a poll orchestrated by the top brass.
The majority of MPs hail from the pro-military Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) while most of the remainder belong to the armed forces, which are entitled to a quarter of unelected seats under the constitution.
The lower chamber of parliament is set to convene around 10:00 am (0330 GMT) before the upper house sits Wednesday — with the first orders of business expected to be the election of house speakers.
The last election in 2020 returned a resounding victory for Aung San Suu Kyi but the…