Myanmar’s military leadership is set for a reshuffle following an annual armed forces parade on Friday, state media reported, in a rare public signalling of ‌transition by the secretive institution that has dominated the Southeast Asian nation. The imminent leadership change ‌comes just days before Myanmar’s newly-convened parliament is due to meet on Monday to start the process to pick a new ​president, a role the current military chief Min Aung Hlaing has long had his eyes on, Reuters has reported. In a meeting on Thursday with retired officers of the Myanmar military, also known as the Tatmadaw, its deputy chief Soe Win said that “leadership changes” would come after the armed forces day ceremony in ‌the capital Naypyitaw, state media reported.

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