Democratic Party (Myanmar)

Democratic Party ဒီမိုကရက်တစ်ပါတီ
Chairman	U Thu Wai^[1]
Spokesperson	U Hla Myint
Vice-Chairman	U Tin Swe
Secretary	Daw Cho Cho Kyaw Nyein
Founded	1988 (1988)
Headquarters	Pazundaung Township, Yangon, Myanmar
Ideology	Liberal conservatism^[1]
Seats in the Mandalay Region Hluttaw	1 / 76
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Website
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The Democratic Party (Burmese: ဒီမိုကရက်တစ်ပါတီ, pronounced: [dìmòkəɹɛʔtɪʔ pàtì]; DP) is a political party in Myanmar (Burma), founded in 1988. It was formally registered in May 2010, with its headquarters in Pazundaung Township, Yangon.^[2]

The party's chairman is U Thu Wai,^[1] a former political prisoner. The party's secretaries, Mya Than Than Nu and Cho Cho Kyaw Nyein, are the daughters of U Nu (former prime minister) and Kyaw Nyein (former deputy prime minister) , all well-known Burmese political leaders in the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League.^[3]

The party contested in the 2010 general election, winning 3 seats in the State and Regional Hluttaws. The party won only a single seat in the 2015 general election, out of the 52 seats it contested.^[4] U Aung Shwe, the party's candidate representing Chan Aye Thar San Township for the Mandalay Region Hluttaw, won a majority of the votes, mostly due to the fact that the candidate representing the National League for Democracy was rejected before the election.^[5]

References

1 2 3 Democratic Party of Myanmar - About
↑ "Democratic Party (Myanmar)". Election 2010 (Mizzima). 20 November 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
↑ Ko Htwe (11 August 2010). "Democratic Party Complains of Intimidation". Burma Election 2010 (The Irrawaddy). Retrieved 2 April 2012.
↑ "Election Parties 2015: Democratic Party". Myanmar Times. The Myanmar Times. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
↑ Khin Su Wai. "Who saw that coming? An astrologer enters the next Mandalay Region hluttaw". http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/national-news/mandalay-upper-myanmar/. The Myanmar Times. Retrieved 18 November 2015. External link in |website= (help)

Political parties in Myanmar

House of Nationalities (224)	National League for Democracy (135) Military (56) Union Solidarity and Development Party (12) Arakan National Party (10) Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (3) Ta'ang National Party (2) Zomi Congress for Democracy (2) Mon National Party (1) National Unity Party (1) Pa-O National Organisation (1) Independents (2)

House of Representatives (440)	National League for Democracy (255) Military (110) Union Solidarity and Development Party (30) Arakan National Party (12) Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (12) Pa-O National Organisation (3) Ta'ang National Party (3) Zomi Congress for Democracy (2) Kachin State Democracy Party (1) Kokang Democracy and Unity Party (1) Lisu National Development Party (1) Wa Democratic Party (1) Independents (1)

State and Regional Hluttaws (880)	National League for Democracy (475) Military (220) Union Solidarity and Development Party (71) Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (25) Arakan National Party (22) Ta'ang National Party (7) Pa-O National Organisation (6) Kachin State Democracy Party (3) Mon National Party (2) Wa Democratic Party (2) Zomi Congress for Democracy (2) All Mon Region Democracy Party (1) Democratic Party (1) Kayin People's Party (1) Kokang Democracy and Unity Party (1) Lahu National Development Party (1) Lisu National Development Party (1) Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (1) Tai-Leng Nationalities Development Party (1) Unity and Democracy Party of Kachin State (1) Wa National Unity Party (1) Independents (1)

Ethnic Affairs Ministers (29)	National League for Democracy (21) Union Solidarity and Development Party (2) Arakan National Party (1) Akha National Development Party (1) Lahu National Development Party (1) Lisu National Development Party (1) Tai-Leng Nationalities Development Party (1) Independent (1)

Unrepresented parties	Arakan Liberation Party Chin National League for Democracy Chin National Party Chin Progressive Party Communist Party of Burma (banned) Confederate Farmers Party Democracy and Human Rights Party Democracy and Peace Party Democratic Party for a New Society Inn National Development Party Kachin State National Congress for Democracy Karen National Party Mro National Development Party Myanmar Farmers Development Party National Democratic Force National Development Party National United Party of Arakan Phalon-Sawaw Democratic Party People's Party of Myanmar Farmers and Workers Shan State Kokang Democratic Party Shan State Progress Party United Wa State Party

Political organisations	88 Generation Students Group United Nationalities Federal Council

Notable historical parties	Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League Arakan League for Democracy Burma Socialist Programme Party National United Front Rakhine Nationalities Development Party Thakins

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