Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw ပြည်ထောင်စုလွှတ်တော် | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Amyotha Hluttaw Pyithu Hluttaw |
Term limits | 5 years |
| History | |
| Founded | 31 January 2011 |
| Preceded by | Pyithu Hluttaw (1974–1988) |
| Leadership | |
T Khun Myat since 1 August 2018 | |
Aung Lin Dwe since 18 March 2026 | |
Khin Yi since 16 March 2026 | |
| Seats | 664 224 Amyotha Hluttaw MPs 440 Pyithu Hluttaw MPs |
| Elections | |
Last Amyotha Hluttaw election | 2025–26 |
| Meeting place | |
| Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, Naypyidaw | |
| Website | |
| pyidaungsu | |
The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (Burmese: ပြည်ထောင်စုလွှတ်တော် [pjìdàʊɰ̃zṵ l̥ʊʔtɔ̀], lit. 'Union Assembly') is the national-level bicameral legislature of Myanmar established by the 2008 National Constitution, which has been dissolved temporarily since 2021. The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw is made up of two houses, the 224-seat Amyotha Hluttaw, or "National Assembly", and the 440-seat Pyithu Hluttaw, or "People's Assembly". 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.
Each of Myanmar's fourteen major administrative regions and states has its own local Hluttaw: Region Hluttaw (Region Assembly) or State Hluttaw (State Assembly).
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.
Due to the coup d'état on 1 February 2021, the day the new session was set to begin after the 2020 Myanmar general election, the new session did not start. Instead, the assembly was kept vacant for five years until the 2025–26 Myanmar general election, with the Pyithu Hluttaw set to convene later in the day on 16 March 2026, and the Amyotha Hluttaw set to convene on 18 March.