A new leader, no real change.

After 50 years of military rule, Burma finally has a new ruler. Unfortunately, this leader is Thein Sein, a longtime ally of the previous military ruler, Than Shwe. Both Thein Sein and his two vice presidents are members of the USDP, the military backed party. Sein, who has been a part of the military government since 1997, will be able to choose his own officials and ministers in the government, however, i suspect that these will simply be more of the same military generals from the old junta. 

This is another example of how the Burmese government is putting on a fake air of change to the international community, and simply replacing leaders and regimes with more of the same.