Assembly of the Union) is the de jure national-level bicameral legislature of Myanmar established by the 2008 National Constitution.

[2] It is believed to represent the 31 planes of existence in Buddhist cosmology, located in Zeya Theddhi Ward of Naypyidaw.

[4] After the coup d'état on 1 February 2021, the Assembly was dissolved by Acting President Myint Swe, who declared a one-year state of emergency and transferred all legislative powers to Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Min Aung Hlaing.

"delegation of royal [duties]") historically refers to the council of ministers in the king's court in pre-colonial Burma (Myanmar).

Hluttaw's origins trace back to the Pagan era when King Htilominlo (r. 1211–1235) created a royal cabinet of senior ministers to manage the day-to-day affairs of the government.

The Byedaik (ဗြဲတိုက်) or Privy Council maintaining the inner affairs of the royal court, whereas the Hluttaw managed the kingdom's administrition.

[12] From 1962 to 1974, there was no functional hluttaw in existence, as the ruling government was the socialist Union Revolutionary Council (RC).

[15] This policy is similar to Indonesia's New Order model (as part of the dwifungsi doctrine), which guaranteed a number of parliamentary seats to military appointees.

Of the 440 seats in this body, 330 are directly elected and 110 are military appointees nominated by the Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Services.

[20] This was in violation of the 2010 electoral laws, which only allow advance voting for eligible voters who are away from their constituencies, as well as overseas Burmese citizens.

The two houses of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw are simultaneously elected, with members of parliament (MPs) serving five-year terms.

Ministerial nominees, who are selected from the pool of elected MPs, vacate their parliamentary seats.