Abbreviation DP Secretary-General Daw Than Than Nu Vice-Chairman U Tin Swe | Chairman U Thu Wai Spokesperson U Hla Myint Secretary Daw Cho Cho Kyaw Nyein | |
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The Democratic Party (Burmese: ဒီမိုကရက်တစ်ပါတီ, [dìmòkəɹɛʔtɪʔ pàtì]; abbreviated DP) is a political party in Myanmar (Burma), founded in 1988. It was formally registered in May 2010, with its headquarters in Pazundaung Township, Yangon.
The party's chairman is U Thu Wai, a former political prisoner. The party's secretaries, Mya Than Than Nu and Cho Cho Kyaw Nyein, are the daughters of U Nu (former prime minister) and Kyaw Nyein (former deputy prime minister) , all well-known Burmese political leaders in the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League.
The party contested in the 2010 general election, winning 3 seats in the State and Regional Hluttaws. The party won only a single seat in the 2015 general election, out of the 52 seats it contested. U Aung Shwe, the party's candidate representing Chan Aye Thar San Township for the Mandalay Region Hluttaw, won a majority of the votes, owing to the fact that the candidate representing the National League for Democracy was rejected before the election.