It was established as a unicameral body with 68 seats, including 51 elected members from the NLD and 17 military appointees.
However, after the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, the Hluttaw ceased to function, and its elected representatives were either arrested, forced into hiding, or displaced.
The military junta overthrew the democratically elected government, leaving the legislature inoperative.
The legislature is effectively seatless and inactive, with the military controlling the country and its political institutions.
There have been no elections to replace the NLD representatives, and the military junta has monopolized power at the national and regional levels.