ABSTRACT
There were high expectation of Myanmar’s new Parliament after the 2008 rewrite of the constitution and the country’s political transition to a democratic civilian regime. This article addresses the post-junta constitutional changes in the aftermath of the National League for Democracy landslide victory in the 2015 election. This chapter analyses Myanmar’s constitutional articles and their impact on both legislative bodies of the National Assembly and the Hluttaw. The new bicameral legislature faces multiple challenges including the executive encroachment of the legislature, the representation of MPs as some are elected while others are appointed by the military, the financial autonomy of government branches, and the creation and maintenance of oversight committees.
