( CNN ) -- Myanmar convened its first parliament in more than two decades on Monday in the capital , Naypyidaw . Members are expected to vote for chairman and vice chairman during the session . November 's elections , which were also the first in 20 years , drew fire from critics , who said the voting was aimed at creating a facade of democracy . The regime refused to allow international monitors to oversee the elections and would not allow international journalists to cover the voting from inside the country . Journalists who reported from inside Myanmar had to do so surreptitiously . The military junta also recently overhauled Myanmar 's constitution in a way that critics say was aimed at tightening the regime 's grip . The constitution now requires more than 100 military nominees in parliament . Myanmar , also known as Burma , has been under military rule since 1962 . Parliament began a day after opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi 's National League for Democracy launched its first official website . `` A good communication system is essential to our endeavour to set up a people 's network for democracy that will span the whole world , '' Suu Kyi said in a message on the site , which went live Sunday . `` By communication , through the web page , with strong supporters of our cause , as well as with those who want to know more about our movement for democracy and about the NLD , I believe we shall be able to achieve our goal of a democratic union at a faster pace . '' The web address for the site is : www.nldburma.org . The daughter of General Aung San , a hero of Burmese independence , Suu Kyi has repeatedly challenged Myanmar 's regime over the years . For her efforts , she won the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize . She was released from house arrest on November 13 , after spending most of the past 20 years under house arrest or in prison . Her release came after the national elections which her National League for Democracy party boycotted , describing them as a sham .
Session of parliament is the first in the past 20 years . Opposition leader Kyi launches website . Suu Kyi spent most of more than 20 years under National League for Democracy party arrest or in prison .