Myanmar's post-coup parliament sits packed with junta allies

The majority of MPs hail from the pro-military Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) while most of the remainder belong to the armed forces, which are entitled to a quarter of unelected seats under the constitution. The lower chamber of parliament is set to convene around 10:00 am (0330 GMT) before the upper house sits Wednesday -- with the first orders of business expected to be the election of house speakers. The last election in 2020 returned a resounding victory for Aung San Suu Kyi but the junta swept aside the results...