Kayin People's Party Explained

Kayin People's Party
Abbreviation:	KPP
Colorcode:	F7CF15
Chairman:	Tun Aung Myint
Secretary General:	Saw Say War
Founded:	^[1]
Headquarters:	No 632, D/16, Arzarni Road, 4th Junction, Ward 5, Shwepyitha Township, Yangon, Myanmar
Ideology:	Kayin interests
Membership:	120,000^[2]
Colours:	Yellow
Seats1 Title:	Seats in the Amyotha Hluttaw
Seats2 Title:	Seats in the Pyithu Hluttaw
Seats3 Title:	Seats in the Kayin State Hluttaw
Country:	Myanmar

The Kayin People's Party (ပှၤကညီဖိပၣ်တံၣ်; Burmese: ကရင်ပြည်သူ့ပါတီ; abbreviated KPP) is a political party in Myanmar (Burma). It was formed by retired Kayin government officers to contest the 2010 general elections. It is based in Yangon where many Karen people are living.

It fielded 41 candidates in the 2010 general elections, winning six seats. It did not run in the 2012 by-elections. In the 2015 general elections it partnered with the Federal Democracy Alliance (FDA), and the Kayin Democratic Party to field over 100 candidates in constituencies across seven states and regions - Yangon, Bago, Tanintharyi, Ayeyarwady, Kayah, Kayin and Mon. Despite this, it retained only a single seat in the Kayin State Hluttaw.^[3]

Notes and References

Web site: ကရင်ပြည်သူ့ပါတီ . Vote4Myanmar . 21 November 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151118025151/http://vote4myanmar.org/Parties/%E1%80%80%E1%80%9B%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%E1%80%95%E1%80%BC%E1%80%8A%E1%80%BA%E1%80%9E%E1%80%B0%E1%80%B7%E1%80%95%E1%80%AB%E1%80%90%E1%80%AE . 18 November 2015 .
Web site: Kayin People's Party. 7Day News. 18 August 2015. 21 November 2015.
http://www.myanmar-now.org/resources/i/?id=de1d3cc7-c2ac-468d-b574-8f77323c3377 Myanmar Now - Resources: Kayin People's Party