Kokang Democracy and Unity Party
| Kokang Democracy and Unity Party | |
|---|---|
| ကိုးကန့် ဒီမိုကရေစီနှင့် ညီညွတ်ရေးပါတီ | |
| Chairman | Luo Xingguang |
| Vice-Chairman | Ye Kyinkan |
| Founded | April 29, 2010 |
| Headquarters | Lashio, Shan State, Myanmar |
| Ideology |
Anti-communism Conservatism Chinese nationalism Three Principles of the People |
| Seats in the Amyotha Hluttaw |
0 / 224 |
| Seats in the Pyithu Hluttaw |
0 / 440 |
|
Politics of Burma Political parties Elections | |
The Kokang Democracy and Unity Party (Burmese: ကိုးကန့် ဒီမိုကရေစီနှင့် ညီညွတ်ရေးပါတီ, abbreviated KDUP and locally called the Lashio Long) is a political party in Burma, representing the interests of the Kokang Chinese and the Kokang Self-Administered Zone.[1] In the Burmese general election, 2010, KDUP contested constituencies in Shan State's Lashio, Kunlong and Hsenwi Townships, but won no seats.[2][3] The party contested 4 constituencies in the Burmese general election, 1990 but did not win any seats.[3]
KDUP is contesting an Amyotha Hluttaw seat in the Burmese by-elections, 2012, in Shan State's Constituency № 3 and has fielded the party's chairman, Luo Xingguang, who is believed to have ties to drug traffickers Lo Hsing Han and Liu Guoxi.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "Kokang Democracy and Unity Party". Election 2010 (Mizzima). 20 November 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ↑ "All legislatures". 2010 Election Watch (Alternative Asean Network on Burma). 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Kokang Democracy and Unity Party". 2010 Election Watch. Alternative Asean Network on Burma. 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ↑ "Kokang party leader kin to “King of Opium”". Shan Herald Agency. 26 October 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ↑ "Proxy parties galore in Shan State". Shan Herald Agency. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2012.