Myanmar's Parliament will pick the country's next President on Wednesday. Former lower house speaker Win Myint is projected to win. Former President Htin Kyaw stepped down last week and analysts are looking for more than just a name change when it comes to the country's presidency. Dave Grunebaum has the story.  

Even with former lower house speaker Win Myint as the official head of state. State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi remains the real leader of the civilian side of Myanmar's government. However, she can not be president because her children are foreign nationals. Two-years ago Suu Kyi got around this by choosing her long-time friend Htin Kyaw, here in the middle to be president. But he was essentially a figurehead who did what he was told. Political analysts are now looking for a different kind of presidency.

MYAT THU YANGON SCHOOL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE "I think there can be some changes because Htin Kyaw is a very soft guy but Win Myint is much stronger than Htin Kyaw and he knows the laws very well."

SAW KAPI SALWEEN INSTITUTE "Definitely, we'll see a new different and a much stronger personality which he has shown throughout his two years of experience in the parliament and if he is able to assert his stronger personality in the presidency definitely we'll see some difference."

DAVE GRUNEBAUM YANGON "Myanmar's Constitution sets up a complicated power-sharing arrangement between the military and civilian sides of government. Analysts say the civilian leader State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi needs a president who's empowered to make some decisions on their own particularly when it comes to less politically sensitive areas such as education and health care."

SAW KAPI SALWEEN INSTITUTE "President can do a lot of things. Can hold cabinet meetings and make sure the ministers do job they're supposed to do and also President can be more assertive and try to push for certain agendas that are less politically sensitive but actually important for the country's economy or other development related issues."

So the question now is: will a change in the presidency help the civilian-side of government get more accomplished? Dave Grunebaum, CGTN, Yangon, Myanmar.