The union parliament of Myanmar on Thursday designated three vice presidents as candidates for Presidential election. According to the state radio and television, they were nominated by three groups comprising those of parliamentary house of representatives-elect, parliamentary house of nationalities-elect and military-nominated parliamentary representatives. They are – U Thein Sein, Dr. Sai Mauk Kham and Thiha Thura U Tin Aung Myint Oo. All of them represent the Union Solidarity and Development Party. The presidential electoral college comprising all the union parliament representatives will elect by vote one of the three vice presidents as the president of Myanmar on Friday. The one, who wins the most number of votes, will take the presidency, while the other two remain as the vice presidents. The terms of office of the president and the vice presidents are five years.