2008 Constitution of Myanmar

The Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2008) (Burmese: ပြည်ထောင်စုသမ္မတမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် ဖွဲ့စည်းပုံအခြေခံဥပဒေ (၂၀၀၈ ခုနှစ်)) is the third Constitution of Myanmar after the 1947 and 1974 constitutions were suspended following military coups. It is part of the seven-step roadmap announced by then Prime Minister of State Peace and Development Council government General Khin Nyunt on 30 August 2003. One of the seven steps include recalling the National Convention for the drafting of new constitution.

The military, Tatmadaw, translated as Defence Services, retained significant control of the government under the 2008 constitution. 25% of the seats in the legislature, Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, were reserved for serving military officers. The ministries of home, border affairs and defense had to be headed by serving military officers. The military also appoints one of the country's two vice presidents. Hence, the country's civilian leaders have little influence over the security establishment.