Mon Unity Party

Political party in Myanmar

The Mon Unity Party (MUP) is a political party in Myanmar (Burma). The party was formed from a merger of the All Mon Region Democracy Party and the Mon National Party. It has nearly 100,000 members and branch offices in Yangon, Kayin State, Tanintharyi, and Bago.^[1]

History

In December 2018, leaders of the All Mon Region Democracy Party and Mon National Party, as well as other interested Mon politicians, submitted a petition to Myanmar's election commission to form a new party, the Mon Unity Party.^[2] The Mon Unity Party was officially registered on 11 July 2019.^[3]

Party structure

The Mon Unity Party has 140 members on its central committee, including 59 members of the Central Executive Committee, four chairmen, and six secretariats.^[4]

References

1. "မွန်ညီညွတ်ရေးပါတီက မွန်အပြင် ကရင်၊တနင်္သာရီနဲ့ရန်ကုန်ကနေရာအချို့ပါ ဝင်ပြိုင်သွားဖို့ရှိနေ". BBC News (in Burmese). Retrieved 10 November 2020.
2. "မွန်ညီညွတ်ရေးပါတီ တည်ထောင်ခွင့်ပြုကြောင်း ရွေးကော် ထုတ်ပြန်". Mizzima Myanmar News and Insight (in Burmese). Retrieved 10 November 2020.
3. "Registration of the Mon Unity Party as a political party". Union Election Commission. 12 July 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
4. Secretariat of the Mon Unity Party