Mon National Party Explained

Mon National Party
Lang1:Burmese
Lang2:Mon
Name Lang2:{{lang-mnw-fonts|ဗော် ကောန်ဂကူ မန်
Abbreviation:MNP
Ideology:Mon nationalism
Federalism
Headquarters:No 181, Yazadarid Road, Myaingtharyar Ward, Mawlamyine Township, Mon State, Myanmar
Merged:Mon Unity Party
Country:Myanmar
Leader1 Title:Chairman
Leader1 Name:Naing Ngwe Thein
Leader2 Title:Vice-Chairman
Leader2 Name:Naing Thet Lwin
Leader3 Name:Min Soe Lin
Founded:
(re-registered)
Colours:Red
Seats1 Title:Seats in the Amyotha Hluttaw
Seats2 Title:Seats in the Pyithu Hluttaw
Seats3 Title:Seats in the Mon State Hluttaw

The Mon National Party (MNP) was a political party in Myanmar (Burma).

History

Established on 17 October 1988,[1] the party was originally known as the Mon National Democratic Front (MNDF), and contested 19 seats in the 1990 general elections,[2] winning five.[3] The party’s license was temporarily revoked in 1992. The MNDF joined the boycott of the 2010 general elections. The party was registered again on 26 April 2012,[4] in order to contest the 2012 by-elections but failed to win any seats.

In 2014, the party adopted its current name. It fielded 53 candidates in the 2015 general elections, contesting seats in Mon, Thanintharyi and Kayin states, where a large number of Mon people live. The MNP's objectives include establishing a federal union in which the Mon people can have greater political autonomy.[5]

In September 2018, the Mon National Party merged with the All Mon Region Democracy Party to form the Mon Unity Party[6]

Notes and References

  1. Ashley South (2013) Mon Nationalism and Civil War in Burma: The Golden Sheldrake, Routledge, p395
  2. Robert H Taylor (2009) The State in Myanmar, NUS Press
  3. [Dieter Nohlen]
  4. Web site: Mon National Party. Union Election Commission. 21 November 2015.
  5. Web site: Resources. Myanmar Now.
  6. News: Non . Mi Kun Chan . Poine . Mi Sar Yar . South . Ashley . The Hongsa flies: Why the Mon Unity Party won where other ethnic parties failed . 25 November 2020 . Frontier Myanmar . November 13, 2020.