Constituency: throughout the country Party Principle: Practice "no revenge but forgiveness” in solving ethnic conflicts and re-build national reconciliation and national unity through equal dialogue Headquarters: No. 647 on Merchant Street in Ward 3 of Pabedan Township, Yangon Division/ No (103), Third floor, Tamainpayan road, Tarmwe, Yangon tel: 384465, 391332
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Background
The Democracy and Peace Party believes that they should accept the presence of the army as it is the sole holder of legislative power. Furthermore it is still too early for ordinary politicians' demands and expectations be met. The party upholds Thakhin Nu's principle of "no revenge in domestic conflicts" and therefore agrees to follow the path to new a political arrangement.
Party Central Executive Committee
Chairman
Aung Than B.A. History (1979)
-1988: BSPP member of City Council and Worker Association 1988: Joint secretary of the Democracy and Peace Party’s central Education committee in Yangon Division. 1990 Contested as a candidate in Panbethan Township, Yangon
Vice- Chairman 1
Soe Maung
1988 General Secretary of the Democracy New Era Establishing farmers Party 1990 General secretary of the Democracy and Peace party
Vice- Chairman 2
Tin Htwe
1974 Participated in the U Thant uprising 1988 Participated in 88 Uprising and Chairperson of the Democracy and Human Rights Party 1990 Central Committee Member of the Democracy and Peace Party
General Secretary
Hla Myo Myint
1969 Participated in the Peninsula Student Uprising 1970 Participated in the Yangon Social and Science universities Golden Jubilee Uprising 1974 Participated as MayanKone Area worker during the Worker Uprising 1974 Participated in the U Thant Uprising 1978 Law officer of the Law and Secretary Department 1988 Participated in the 1988 uprising 1989 Co-founded the Democracy and Peace Party
Joint-Secretary (1)
U Tin Htun
Joint-Secretary (2)
U Aung Maw Win
Financial secretary
Daw San San Myint
Joint-Financial Secretary
U Win Maung
Statements
Activities
Date
Activity
Details
2010.10.13
Alliance
The Democracy and Peace Party held an emergency meeting and decided to withdraw from an alliance that included the National Democratic Force party after the latter accepted funds from Myanmar Fisheries Federation vice-chairman and vice chairman of the NGO, Myanmar Egress Hla Maung Shwe. The RNDP also said that under these confusing circumstances, it would “temporarily suspend” co-operation with the alliance
2010.09.30
Campaign
Chairman U Aung Than of Democracy and Peace Party presented the party’s policy, stance and work programmes on radio and TV
2010.08.21
Registration
Democracy and Peace Party submitted its lists of party members to the Union Election Commission.
2010.05.24
Registration
The Union Election Commission granted permission to the Democracy and Peace Party with its headquarters at No. 647 on Merchant Street in Ward 3 of Pabedan Township, Yangon Division, to register as a political party as of 24 May 2010. The registration number of the Democracy and Peace Party is (14). Democracy and Peace Party submitted its application for registration as a political party
2010.05.13
Registration
Democracy and Peace Party submitted its application for registration as a political party
2010.05.06
Registration
Democracy and Peace Party allowed to form as a political party by the Election Commission
2010.05.04
Registration
The Democracy and Peace Party submitted its application to the UEC to form as a political party.
