Karen National Party Explained

Karen National Party
Colorcode:	Blue
Chairman:	Man Thein Shwe
Secretary General:	Man Kyaw Nyein
Founded:	^[1]
Headquarters:	Insein Township, Yangon Region, Myanmar
Ideology:	Federalism Karen interests
Membership:	5,000+^[2]
Colours:	Red, white, blue
Seats1 Title:	Seats in the Amyotha Hluttaw
Seats2 Title:	Seats in the Pyithu Hluttaw
Seats3 Title:	Seats in the State and Regional Hluttaws
Seats4 Title:	Ethnic Affairs Ministers
Country:	Myanmar

The Karen National Party (ကညီဒီကလုာ်ပၣ်တံၣ်, Burmese: ကရင်အမျိုးသားပါတီ; KNP) is a political party in Myanmar (Burma). The party was registered on 24 October 2014.^[3] Despite being based in Yangon, the party only contested constituencies in Kayin State (Karen State) in the 2015 general election. After the government relaxed naming rules in 2012, the party changed its name from the then government approved "Kayin" National Party to the Karen National Party.^[4]

Notes and References

Web site: ကရင်အမျိုးသားပါတီ. 7Day News. 30 September 2015. 21 November 2015.
Web site: Karen National Party. Vote4Myanmar. 21 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151118031702/http://vote4myanmar.org/Party/%E1%80%80%E1%80%9B%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%E1%80%A1%E1%80%99%E1%80%BB%E1%80%AD%E1%80%AF%E1%80%B8%E1%80%9E%E1%80%AC%E1%80%B8%E1%80%95%E1%80%AB%E1%80%90%E1%80%AE. 18 November 2015. dead.
Web site: Karen National Party. Union Election Commission. 21 November 2015.
Web site: Elections 2015 - Parties: Karen National Party. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151117184337/http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/election-2015/parties.html#karen-national-party. 2015-11-17.