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List of political parties in Burma

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This article lists political parties in Burma. Burma is a dominant-party state with the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party in power. Other parties are legally permitted to exist, but are generally believed to have no realistic chance of winning power.

Contents
1 Defunct parties 2 Political parties, which registered for 2010 general election 3 Mass Organization 4 Opposition organizations in exile 5 Defunct significant parties 6 See also

Defunct parties
Communist Party of Burma (CPB) Democratic Party for a New Society (DPNS) Arakan League for Democracy (ALD) National Unity Party (NUP) Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) Zomi National Congress (ZNC) Parliamentary Democracy Party (PDP Burma) Mara People Party (MPP)

Political parties, which registered for 2010 general election

Name of Party Acronym Amyotha Hluttaw 124 5 Pyithu Hluttaw 212 39 State and Region Hluttaw

Union Solidarity and Development Party USDP National League for Democracy Mro (or) Khami National Solidarity Organization National Unity Party Lahu National Development Party Kokang Democracy and Unity Party Pa-O National Organization Democratic Party (Burma) Kayan National Party
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NLD MMKNSO NUP LNDP KDUP PNO DPM KNP

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Rakhine State National Force of Myanmar Kayin People's Party Wa National Unity Party Union Kayin League Taaung (Palaung) National Party All Mon Region Democracy Party Democracy and Peace Party Shan Nationalities Democratic Party United Democratic Party The 88 Generation Student Youths (Union of Myanmar) The Union of Myanmar Federation of National Politics National Political Alliances League Democratic Party for Myanmar New Society Chin National Party Wunthanu NLD (Union of Myanmar) Modern People Party Union Democratic Party Peace and Diversity Party Chin Progressive Party Inn National Development Party Wa Democratic Party Phalon-Sawaw Democratic Party National Democratic Party for Development Ethnic National Development Party Myanmar Democracy Congress Mro National Party Kaman National Progressive Party Khami National Development Party National Democratic Force Regional Development Party (Pyay) Unity and Democracy Party of Kachin State
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RSNF KPP WNUP UKL TPNP AMRDP DPP SNDP United DP 88GSY UMFNP NPAL DPMNS CNP WNLD MPP UDP PDP CPP INDP

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Rakhine Nationalities Development Party RNDP WDP PSDP NDPD ENDP MDC MNO KNPP KNDP NDF RDPP UDPKS

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Kayin State Democracy and Development Party Military appointed Other parties Vacant

KSDDP

National Development and Peace Party NDPP 56 7 110 10 5

Mass Organization
Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA) CNLD (Chin National League For Democracy.)

Opposition organizations in exile

National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB) National Council of the Union of Burma (NCUB)

Defunct significant parties

Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League (AFPFL) Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP) Burma Workers Party (BWP) National United Front (NUF)

See also
List of political parties

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