Myanmar's military leader, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, is set to face a parliamentary vote on his presidential bid. The move is seen as a strategy by analysts to consolidate his control of Myanmar as head of a nominally civilian government while serving the interests of an armed forces that has run the country directly for five decades. However, the civil war that has ravaged Myanmar for the past five years is raging, with some anti-junta groups forming a new combined front to take on the military. The opposition could face increased military pressure and scrutiny from neighbouring countries.