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The President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar is the head of state and head of government of Myanmar and leads the executive branch of the Burmese government, and heads the Cabinet of Myanmar. The president is elected by members of parliament, not by the general population. The Presidential Electoral College, a three committee body, elects the president. Each of the three committees, made up of Amyotha Hluttaw, Pyithu Hluttaw members of parliament, or military-appointed lawmakers, nominates a candidate for presidency.〔 The candidate with the highest number of votes from the Electoral College is elected president, while the two other candidates become vice-presidents.〔 The incumbent president is Thein Sein, who has held the post since 30 March 2011. ==Qualifications== According to the Constitution of Myanmar, the President: # shall be loyal to the Union and its citizens; # shall be a citizen of Myanmar who was born of both parents who were born in the territory under the jurisdiction of the Union and being Myanmar Nationals; # shall be an elected person who has attained at least the age of 45; # shall be well acquainted with the affairs of the Union such as political, administrative, economic and military; # shall be a person who has resided continuously in the Union for at least 20 years up to the time of his election as President (Proviso: An official period of stay in a foreign country with the permission of the Union shall be counted as a residing period in the Union) # shall he himself, one of the parents, the spouse, one of the legitimate children or their spouses not owe allegiance to a foreign power, not be subject of a foreign power or citizen of a foreign country. They shall not be persons entitled to enjoy the rights and privileges of a subject of a foreign government or citizen of a foreign country; # shall possess prescribed qualifications of the President, in addition to qualifications prescribed to stand for election to the Hluttaw. Moreover, upon taking oath in office, the President is constitutionally forbidden from taking part in any political party activities (Chapter III, 64). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「President of Myanmar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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