Federal Union Party Explained

Federal Union Party
Abbreviation:FUP
Leader1 Title:Vice Chairman
Leader1 Name:Saw Than Myint
Leader2 Title:Secretary
Leader2 Name:Kyaw Zan Thar
Headquarters:No. 73 & 75, Upper Panzaundaung Road, Mingalar Taungnyunt Township, Yangon Region
Predecessor:Nationalities Brotherhood Forum
Ideology:Federalism
Seats1 Title:Seats in the Amyotha Hluttaw
Seats2 Title:Seats in the Pyithu Hluttaw
Seats2:
Colorcode:
  1. FD4B2D
Country:Myanmar

The Federal Union Party (Burmese: ဖက်ဒရယ်ပြည်ထောင်စုပါတီ; abbreviated FUP) is a political party in Myanmar. The party was formed by sixteen ethnic political parties that were part of the Nationalities Brotherhood Forum (NBF). Its most influential region is Shan State, where it hoped to pose a challenge to the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) and the National League for Democracy (NLD) during the 2015 general election.[1]

Despite its candidates contesting in the 2010 general election (as the NBF), the 2012 by-election, and the 2015 general election, the party has not yet won a single seat. In the 2015 general election, it fielded 37 candidates in Mon and Shan State, and the Ayeyarwady, Magway, Mandalay, Sagaing, and Yangon regions.

History

On 28 October 2013, the Burmese election commission approved the Federal Union Party's application to enter federal politics in Myanmar. The party was established by sixteen members of the Nationalities Brotherhood Forum, which contained most of the country's major ethnic minority political parties. Saw Than Myint, one of 16 founding members and the current Vice Chairman, said that the party was designed to give the National League for Democracy (NLD) and the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) competition in majority Burmese areas of the country.[2]

All notable ethnic minorities in Myanmar are represented in the party, with the exception of the Jingpo people.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Myanmar Now Federal Union Party (FUP).
  2. Web site: UEC allows Federal Union Party alliance. Win. Ko Ko Latt.