National Development Party (Myanmar)

The National Development Party (Burmese: အမျိုးသားတိုးတက်ရေးပါတီ; abbr. NDP) is a minor political party in Myanmar.[4] It was founded by Nay Zin Lat, a former political adviser to President Thein Sein, who retired from his post on 30 April 2015.[5][6] The party registered with the Union Election Commission before the registration deadline on 30 April, and in advance for the 2015 general election.[7] The party is organised by graduates and students of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, a local NGO headed Nay Zin Lat himself.[7] The party promotes an ultranationalist and Buddhist nationalist platform, espousing racialist views and advocating suffrage for monks.[1]

National Development Party
အမျိုးသားတိုးတက်ရေးပါတီ
ChairmanNay Zin Lat
Founded9 July 2015 (2015-07-09)
IdeologyBurmese nationalism
Buddhist nationalism[1]
Ultranationalism[1][2]
Political positionRight-wing to far-right[3]
ColoursRed

The party registered 354 candidates who contested in the 2015 general election, but failed to win a single seat.[8]

References
  1. Non, Hay Mar (13 October 2015). "New Comer to Party Politics Pushes Voting Rights for Monks". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  2. Cho, Phyo Thiha (29 October 2015). "Myanmar's new nationalist party surges into election race". Myanmar Now. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  3. "Myanmar is ripe for third-party opposition". Lowy Institute for International Policy. 12 May 2017.
  4. "Parties | National Development Party". Archived from the original on 17 November 2015.
  5. Ye Mon (17 July 2015). "Ministers, deputies beating a path to new party: founder". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  6. Ye Mon (4 May 2015). "Presidential adviser 'retires' due to links with new party". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  7. San Yamin Aung (29 April 2015). "Presidential Adviser Lends Hand to Political Party Hopeful". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  8. Verbruggen, Yola (13 November 2015). "The biggest loser: What does the future hold for the NDP?". Election. The Myanmar Times. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
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