Arakan National Party
Arakan National Party ရခိုင်အမျိုးသားပါတီ | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | ANP |
| President | Aye Maung |
| Chairman | Aye Thar Aung |
| Vice President | Kwe Thar Ann |
| Founded | 6 March 2014 |
| Headquarters | Sittwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar |
| Ideology | Rakhine interests |
| Seats in the Amyotha Hluttaw |
10 / 224 |
| Seats in the Pyithu Hluttaw |
13 / 440 |
| Seats in the Rakhine State Hluttaw |
22 / 47 |
| Ethnic Affairs Ministers |
1 / 29 |
| Party flag | |
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The Arakan National Party (Burmese: ရခိုင်အမျိုးသားပါတီ; abbreviated ANP), is a political party in Myanmar (Burma), representing the interests of the Rakhine people in Rakhine State and Yangon Region. The party was founded on 13 January 2014 and registered with the election commission on 6 March 2014.[1][2][3] The chairman of the ANP is Dr. Aye Maung.
History
On 17 June 2013, The Rakhine Nationalities Development Party (RNDP), led by Dr. Aye Maung, and the Arakan League for Democracy (ALD), led by Aye Thar Aung, signed an agreement to merge under the name of the Arakan National Party after more than eight months of negotiations.[4]
In the 2015 general election, the party contested 63 seats in Rakhine State, Chin State, Ayeyarwady Region, and Yangon Region. The party won 10 seats in the Amyotha Hluttaw, 12 in the Pyithu Hluttaw, 22 in the Rakhine State Hluttaw, and one party member became an Ethnic Affairs Minister.[3][5][6][7][8]
On 8 January 2017, former leaders of the ALD announced that they were splitting from the ANP and were re-registering with the Union Election Commission for the 2020 elections, citing internal issues and RNDP dominance in the ANP as the reasons for the split.[9][10]
References
- ↑ "Rakhine National Party allowed as political party | Ministry Of Information". Moi.gov.mm. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ↑ "Formation of Rakhine National Party approved | Ministry Of Information". Moi.gov.mm. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- 1 2 "Arakanese Political Parties Merge to Form ANP.". Irrawaddy.org. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ↑ Naw Say Phaw Waa (21 June 2013). "Rakhine parties formalise merger". The Myanmar Times. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ↑ "Arakan National Party receives official recognition". Bnionline.net. 19 March 2014. Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ↑ Mya, Nang (8 October 2013). "Newly formed Rakhine National Party appoints leadership | DVB Multimedia Group". Dvb.no. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ↑ "Arakan alliance | DVB Multimedia Group". Dvb.no. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ↑ "Sittwe to host Arakan National Party’s important meeting". Bnionline.net. 24 March 2014. Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ↑ Mon, Ye (10 January 2017). "Eyeing 2020 comeback, Rakhine's ALD party regroups". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ↑ Myint, Moe (9 January 2017). "ALD Members Re-Establish Party Under Same Name". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
