The Irrawaddy Burma Election 2010

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(11) 88 Generation Student Youths (Union of Myanmar)
Party Leader : Ye Tun (formerly a student involved in the 1988 democratic uprising and an ex-political prisoner, Ye Tun is the younger brother of Aye Lwin, the leader of the Union of Myanmar Federation of National Politics.)
Party's Constituencies: Rangoon, Mandalay, Irrawaddy, Sagaing, Tenasserim divisions and Arakan State.
Political Ideology/ Party Platform: To modernize the systems of the nation in areas such as politics, economy, defense, legislature, governance, justice, mass media, education, health, land, finance and environmental conservation. To develop the languages, literature and culture of the ethnic nationalities and to encourage the formation of civil society organizations.
Address: Building (F), Room 301, Pearl Condominium, Kabaraye Road, Bahan     Township, Rangoon
Phone:

951-556-554



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(12) Union of Myanmar Federation of National Politics
Party Leader : Aye Lwin (formerly a student involved in the 1988 democratic uprising and an ex-political prisoner.)
Party's Constituencies: Nationwide
Political Ideology/ Party Platform: To promote freedom, democracy and the  human rights of the people; to enhance the role of civilians in politics; and to encourage market economy, free competition and foreign investments.
Address: Building (F), Room 301, Pearl Condominium, Kabaraye Road, Bahan     Township, Rangoon
Phone:

951-556-554

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(13) Democracy and Peace Party
Party Leader : Aung Than (a high court attorney who was the joint-secretary of the League for Democracy and Peace central think tank committee. In the 1990 election, he contested as an LDP candidate representing Pabedan Township.)
Party's Constituencies: Mainly in Rangoon Division
Political Ideology/ Party Platform: The party will implement an open market system with free trade competition to help move away from state capitalism. In order to solve the issue of poverty in society, the party will initiate a Micro-Finance Society among the rural population by forming an Association for the Promotion of the People’s Social and Economic Life at the village level.
Address: No. 647, Merchant Street, Pabedan Township, Rangoon
Phone:

951-391-332

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(14) National Political Alliance
Party Leader : Tin Tun Maung (an elected-member of  parliament from the National League for Democracy in the 1990 election. When the NLD boycotted the junta-organized National Convention in 1995, he opposed the NLD's decision and continued to attend the convention. Consequently, he was expelled as a member of the NLD.)
Party's Constituencies: Nationwide
Political Ideology/ Party Platform: The party set three primary goals to contest the election: To gain peace, democracy and the higher living standard of the people.The party will encourage citizens to accumulate wealth through the expansion of the private sector in the economy and will ensure the equal distribution of wealth among the citizens by adopting laws and regulations. The party will effectively exercise the checks and balances system provided by the Constitution.
Address: No. 49, 16th Road, Lanmadaw Township, Rangoon
Phone:

951-730-942-13


Other political parties that have applied to contest the election:

(15) Pa-O National Organization (PNO)
(16) Union Democratic Party
(17) Taaung (Palaung) National Party
(18) Wa Democratic Party
(19) Mro or Khami National Solidarity Organization (MKNSO)
(20) Lahu National Development Party
(21) Phalon Sawaw Democratic Party
(22) Chin Progressive Party
(23) Kayan National Party
(24) National Democratic Party for Development
(25) The Rakhine State National Force of Myanmar
(26) The “Wa” National Unity Party
(27) The Inn National Development Party
(28) Kokang Democracy and Unity Party
(29) All Mon Region Democracy Party
(30) United Democratic Party
(31) Rakhine Nationals Development Party (RNDP)
(32) Ethnic National Development Party (ENDP)
(33) Khami National Development Party
(34) Kaman National Progressive Party
(35) Unity and Democracy Party of Kachin State (UDPKS)
(36) National Development and Peace Party
(37) Kayin State Democracy and Development Party



 

Quotable

Nyan_win80"Once her [Aung San Suu Kyi's] sentence expires in November, and that notion is not disputed, it is our understanding that she will have served her sentence."
—Nyan Win, the foreign minister of Burma

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