Abbreviation KPP Secretary-General Saw Say War Ideology Kayin interests Parent organization Maintpartner Oy | Chairman Tun Aung Myint Membership 120,000 Founded 2010 | |
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Headquarters No 632, D/16, Arzarni Road, 4th Junction, Ward 5, Shwepyitha Township, Yangon, Myanmar | ||
The Kayin People's Party (Burmese: ကရင်ပြည်သူ့ပါတီ; abbreviated KPP) is a political party in Myanmar (Burma). It was formed by retired Kayin government officers to contest the 2010 general elections. It is based in Yangon where many Kayin people are living.
It fielded 41 candidates in the 2010 general elections, winning six seats. It did not run in the 2012 by-elections. In the 2015 general elections it partnered with the Federal Democracy Alliance (FDA), and the Kayin Democratic Party to field over 100 candidates in constituencies across seven states and regions - Yangon, Bago, Tanintharyi, Ayeyarwady, Kayah, Kayin and Mon. Despite this, it retained only a single seat in the Kayin State Hluttaw.
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