The Opposition are the political parties represented in the
Assembly of the Union
The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw ( my, ပြည်ထောင်စု လွှတ်တော် lit. Assembly of the Union) is the ''de jure'' national-level bicameral legislature of Myanmar (officially known as the ''Republic of the Union of My ...
that are not in government either on their own or as part of a governing coalition. The Leader of the Opposition is the leader of the largest
political party
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in the
Assembly of the Union
The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw ( my, ပြည်ထောင်စု လွှတ်တော် lit. Assembly of the Union) is the ''de jure'' national-level bicameral legislature of Myanmar (officially known as the ''Republic of the Union of My ...
that is not in
government
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In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...
.
The
Leader of the Opposition
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is often seen as a
President-in-Waiting or future Speaker of the
Assembly of the Union
The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw ( my, ပြည်ထောင်စု လွှတ်တော် lit. Assembly of the Union) is the ''de jure'' national-level bicameral legislature of Myanmar (officially known as the ''Republic of the Union of My ...
and
Speaker of Pyithu Hluttaw or
Speaker of Amyotha Hluttaw.
List of leaders of the opposition since 2011
See also
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Parliamentary opposition
Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. This article uses the term ''government'' as it is used in Parliamentary systems, i.e. meaning ''th ...
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Loyal opposition
Loyal opposition in terms of politics, refers to specific political concepts that are related to the opposition parties of a particular political system. In many Westminster-style parliamentary systems of government, the loyal opposition indicat ...
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List of political parties in Burma
References
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Opposition leadersyanmar
Political parties in Myanmar, Political parties in Myanmar
Myanmar
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