National Unity Party

Election Stance

Running

Approved: 29 April 2010 (#2)

Facts

Founded: 1988
Founders: formerly BSPP
Leader: U Tun Yi and U Than Tin
Membership: 500,000 nationwide
Sources of Funding: Private

Candidates: 800-900

Headquarters: No. 24, Aung Zeya Street, Shwetaunggyar Ward -1, Bahan Township, Yangon Division

Candidates (994)

(P=People's assembly | N=National assembly | S/R= State & Regional assembly

State/division	P	N	S/R
Kachin State	17	8	31
Kayar State	7	12	31
Kayin State	5	12	13
Chin State	8	9	16
Sagai Division	36	12	69
Tanintharyee Div	9	10	16
Pegu Division	28	12	55
Magwe Division	25	12	49
Mandalay Div	36	12	54
Mon State	10	12	20
Rakhine State	15	10	30
Yangon Division	44	12	90
Shan State	29	8	39
Irrawaddy Div	26	12	49

Total candidates from Ethnic nationalities (non – Burman): 12

Background

The National Unity Party was formed in 1988 by the military junta and former ruling Burma Socialist Political Party (BSPP) Members. It was one of 5 parties that participated in the 1990 elections (coming in 3rd place with 10 out of 492 seats) and re-registered with the election commission. Today it still stands for the Burmese way to socialism, claiming three million party sympathisers around the country. It is also considered to be the second strongest party in the November 2010 election with 900 candidates contesting.

NUP has shortlisted 500 youths across the country who will contest in about 300 constituencies. NUP has branch offices across the country, but it has been silenced for the last two decades.

Led by former deputy commander in chief of Burma's armed forces, Tun Yi, the NUP has 23 central executive committee members, including General Secretary Than Tin and Joint General Secretary Khin Maung Gyi. The party will base its headquarters in Bahan Township in Rangoon Division.

The party's political ideology is to "serve the people" and has a practical approach based on a middle way.

Party Central Executive Committee

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Chairman	U Htun Yee
General Secretary	U Than Tin
Joint Secretary	Khin Maung Gyi
Political movement committee secretary	Thein Tun
Member	Han Shwe

Statements

24 September 2010 - NUP general secretary U Khin Maung Gyi said the party does not have any plan to collaborate with USDP and it expects to win in constituencies where the USDP is their only contender.

4 Sept 2010 - CEC member Han Shwe said USDP and ethnic parties will be the NUP's main rivals in elections

11 Feb 2009 - National Unity Party held a pre-Union's Day press conference in Rangoon, where they expressed concern that there might be yet another civil war or street demonstrations in the country. The NUP also condemned Burma's main opposition party – National League for Democracy – for its confrontational stand against the junta.

Elected Candidates (61)

Ayeyarwady = 7; Bago = 5; Kachin = 16; Magway = 5; Mon = 4; Rakhine = 1; Sagaing = 11; Shan = 3; Thanintharyi = 1; Yangon = 8
N = 5 | P = 11 | R = 45

U Brangshaung	No.3	Kachin	N
U Gam Hsai	No.2	Kachin	N
U J Yaw Wu	No.12	Kachin	N
U Maung Maung Gyi	No.10	Sagaing	N
U Saw Thaung Pe	No.8	Mon	N
U Khin Maung Myint	Paung	Mon	P
U Kyaw Myint	Nawngkhio	Shan	P
U Kyaw Myint (a) U Pho Toke	Momeik	Shan	P
U Mahn Maung Maung Nyan	Pantanaw	Ayeyarwady	P
U Maung Oo	Phaungpyin	Sagaing	P
U N Phon Hsan (a) U N Htu Phon Hsan	Machanbaw	Kachin	P
U Shein Kyaw Win	Seikpyu	Magway	P
U Soe Thein	Kalaewa	Sagaing	P
U Thaung	Mawleik	Sagaing	P
U Tin Tun	Shwegyin	Bago	P
U Yein Borm	Waingmaw	Kachin	P
Daw Khin New	Shwegyin (1)	Bago	R
U Ah Yi	Putao (1)	Kachin	R
U Aung Gyi	Manaung (1)	Rakhine	R
U Aung Khin	Kamayut (1)	Yangon	R
U Aye Thein	Tamway (2)	Yangon	R
U Baby Ohn	Kyaukkyi (2)	Bago	R
U Hsut Naung	Momauk (1)	Kachin	R
U Htaw Lwan	Wingmaw (2)	Kachin	R
U Htein Maung Tu	Machanbaw 92)	Kachin	R
U Kaman Du Naw	Myitkyina (1)	Kachin	R
U Kaung Nyunt	Kyaukkyi (1)	Bago	R
U Khin Lay Phon	Khaunglanphu (2)	Kachin	R
U Khin Maung Nyunt	Moenyo (2)	Bago	R
U Kyaw Mya	Nawngkhio (1)	Shan	R
U Kyaw Swe	Bhamon (1)	Kachin	R
U Kyaw Win	Homalin (1)	Sagaing	R
U Mahn Thet Tin	Pantanaw (1)	Ayeyarwady	R
U Maung Lan	Paung (1)	Mon	R
U Maung Maung Tun	Phaungpyin (1)	Sagaing	R
U Mya aung	Waingmaw (1)	Kachin	R
U Mya Thein	Kyauktada (2)	Yangon	R
U Myint	Seikpyu (2)	Magway	R
U Myint Soe	Seikpyu (1)	Magway	R
U Myo Min Aung	Sangyoung (2)	Yangon	R
U Nay Lin	Hlinethaya (2)	Yangon	R
U Nyein Shwe	Einme (1)	Ayeyarwady	R
U Pa (a) U Khin Maung Shwe	Bamar National Representative	Kachin	R
U Salai Hla Tun	Chin National Representative	Magway	R
U San Shwin	Indaw (1)	Sagaing	R
U Saw Lay Htaw	Thabaung (2)	Ayeyarwady	R
U Saw Mya Thein	Wakema (1)	Ayeyarwady	R
U Sein Moung	Mawlaik (2)	Sagaing	R
U Soe Paing	Kyangin (2)	Ayeyarwady	R
U Soe Win	Lanmadaw (2)	Yangon	R
U Thaung Sein	Dawbon (1)	Yangon	R
U Tin Myint	Indaw (2)	Sagaing	R
U Tin Myint	Kawlin (2)	Sagaing	R
U Tun Hlaing	Thaton (1)	Mon	R
U Tun Maung	Kalewa (1)	Sagaing	R
U Tun Myint	Yebyu (2)	Thanintharyi	R
U Tun Shein	Bhamo (2)	Kachin	R
U Win Htein	Tamway (1)	Yangon	R
U Win Pe	Hsaw (2)	Magway	R
U Zaung Khong	Hsawlaw (1)	Kachin	R
U Zaw Win	Labutta (1)	Ayeyarwady	R

Activities

Date	Activity	Details
2010.10.28	Campaign	NUP will provide transportation for voters in Yangon who have difficulties getting to the ballot office on time.
2010.10.19	Campaign	About 80 members of NUP campaigned in Bahan Township. They distributed pamphlets which include NUP candidates' profile with four cars.
2010.10.07	Statement	NUP candidate U Thein said NUP will change its policies which were disliked by public during socialist era, and is ready to represent the people now.
2010.10.03	Campaign	NUP joint secretary U Khin Maung Gyi said that the party supported half of the campaign expenditures for candidates who are contesting in states.
2010.09.24	Statement	NUP vice-Chairman clarified that NUP is not in alliance with USDP on 22nd anniversity of NUP ceremony.
2010.09.24	Campaign	NUP’s General Secretary U Khin Maung Kyi presented the party's policy on state-run TV and Radio
2010.09.08-13	Campaign	NUP held "Voting systems workshop" throughout 12 village groups in Paung Ti Township
2010.09.04	Campaign	NUP members in Takayta Township held an election campaign related meeting. About 100 party members attended.
2010.08.26	Complaint	NUP filed a complaint with the Pegu District Election Commission against the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) for violating electoral laws by chanting slogans such as ‘USDP will win’
2010.08.22	Party	The National Union Party (NUP) will provide Kyat 5 lakh to each of its candidates in Chin state for the forthcoming 2010 general election, western Burma.
2010.08.03	Campaign	The National Unity Party (NUP) has kick started its election campaign in Pegu division. The party will contest in all constituencies in Burma
Mid-July	Campaign	Started election campaign in 10 wards in urban areas of Pegu
2010.07.05	Registration	National Unity Party submitted the list of its party members to the UEC
2010.06.30	International	A leading member of the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) told visiting Australian Deputy Secretary of Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Hugh Borrowman that the newly formed party has sufficient finances because it has inherited funds from the junta-backed civic organization, the Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA). The meeting was also attended by representatives of three other political parties—the National Unity Party, the Democratic Party and the Union Democratic Party.
2010.04.29	Registration	The Union Election Commission passed the registration for formation of the National Unity Party as a political party with its headquarters at No. 24, Aung Zeya Street, Shwetaunggyar Ward -1, Bahan Township, Yangon Division as of 29 April 2010. The registration number of the National Unity Party is (2).
2010.03.29	Registration	The NUP registered as a political party and announced its intention of competing in this year's general election through the state-run newspaper, Myanmar Ahlin.
2009.12.21	Campaign	Members of the NUP have started campaigning for support in Mudon Township, Mon State and have been lobbying for support according to local residents.
2009.12.01-04	Campaign	The NUP campaigned in northern Maungdaw where they are providing colour-coded Citizens Scrutiny Cards (CRCs) free of charge
2009.11.26-30	Campaign	The National Unity Party campaigned in southern Maungdawwith the support of the Township Peace and Development Council, the Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA) and Swarn-arr-shin. The NUP started campaigning at the Burma Border Security Force (Na-Sa-Ka) sector No.8 with the help of the authorities. They distributed 20 kgs of rice, one kilogram of edible oil and one longyi (Sarong) to each family. They also campaigned in Inndin, Kyaukpundu (Sitarpawrika), Myinthlut (Mayrulla) andThawinchaung (Bossara).
2009.11.26	Campaign	The National Unity Party has started campaigning for the 2010 elections in southern Maungdaw
2009.09.25	Statement	At a press conference The National Unity Party (NUP) says it will contest the 2010 election with new blood rather than elders
2009.02.11	Statement	National Unity Party held a pre-Union's Day press conference in Rangoon, where they expressed concern that there might be yet another civil war or street demonstrations in the country. The NUP also condemned Burma's main opposition party – National League for Democracy – for its confrontational stand against the junta.
2009.01.13	Campaign	The National Unity Party has launched its poll campaign in Burma's north western Chin state. Ling Ha, organizational in-charge of the National Unity Party (NUP) of Hakha town, capital of Chin state, said they have begun recruiting new members as part of its campaign for the elections.

Last Updated on Saturday, 20 November 2010 13:39