All Mon Region Democracy Party Explained

All Mon Region Democracy Party
Abbreviation:AMRDP
Lang1:Burmese
Lang2:Mon
Name Lang2:{{lang-mnw-fonts|ဗော်ဒီမဵုကရေဇြဳအလုံရးမန်
Colorcode:red
Leader1 Title:Vice-Chairman
Leader1 Name:Nai Hla Aung
Ideology:Mon interests
Headquarters:Mawlamyaing, Mon State
Merged:Mon Unity Party
Seats1 Title:Seats in the Amyotha Hluttaw
Seats2 Title:Seats in the Pyithu Hluttaw
Seats3 Title:Seats in the Mon State Hluttaw
Country:Myanmar

The All Mon Region Democracy Party (AMRDP) was a political party in Myanmar, representing the interests of the Mon people.[1] In the 2010 Myanmar general election, which was boycotted by both the main opposition National League for Democracy and the other main Mon party, the Mon National Party, the AMRDP won 16 total seats, 3 in the Pyithu Hluttaw (the lower house), 4 in the Amyotha Hluttaw and 9 in regional hluttaws.[2]

In 2013, there were reports that the party agreed to merge with the MNP.[3] However, a party called the AMRDP contested the 2015 general election, where it won no seats in the national parliament and just one seat in the Mon State Hluttaw.

The party's former chairperson Nai Ngwe Thein died on 2 October 2018.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: All Mon Region Democracy Party . 20 November 2010 . Election 2010 . Mizzima . 2 April 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120325102847/http://mizzima.com/political-pro/new-parties/amrdp.html . 25 March 2012 .
  2. News: All legislatures. 2010. 2010 Election Watch. Alternative Asean Network on Burma. 2 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120101081201/http://www.altsean.org/Research/2010/Key%20Facts/Results/Overall.php. 1 January 2012. dead.
  3. News: Two Mon political parties announce a merger. 26 November 2013. Mon News Agency.
  4. Web site: Veteran politician Nai Ngwe Thein dies at 96. The Myanmar Times. en. 13 March 2019.