Kokang Democracy and Unity Party

The Kokang Democracy and Unity Party (KDUP), known locally as the Lashio Dragons (simplified Chinese: 腊戍龙; traditional Chinese: 臘戍龍; pinyin: Làshù Lóng) or Great Lashio (simplified Chinese: 大腊戍; traditional Chinese: 大臘戍; pinyin: Dà Làshù), is a political party in Myanmar (Burma), representing the interests of the Kokang Chinese and the administration in the Kokang Self-Administered Zone.[1]

Kokang Democracy and Unity Party
Burmese nameကိုးကန့် ဒီမိုကရေစီနှင့် ညီညွတ်ရေးပါတီ
Chinese name果敢民主团结党
AbbreviationKDUP
ChairmanLuo Xingguang
Vice-ChairmanYe Kyinkan
Founded29 April 2010 (2010-04-29)
HeadquartersLashio, Shan State, Myanmar
IdeologyKokang nationalism
Three Principles of the People
National conservatism
Anti-communism
Political positionRight-wing
Seats in the Amyotha Hluttaw
0 / 224
Seats in the Pyithu Hluttaw
1 / 440
Seats in the Shan State Hluttaw
1 / 151
Party flag
Kokang Democracy and Unity Party
Simplified Chinese果敢民主团结党
Traditional Chinese果敢民主團結黨

History

The party contested four constituencies in the 1990 general elections, receiving 0.07% of the vote and failing to win a seat.[2] The KDUP was re-established in 2010, and in the 2010 elections, it contested constituencies in Lashio, Kunlong and Hsenwi Townships in Shan State, but again failed to win a seat.[3][2]

The KDUP contested one House of Nationalities seat in the 2012 by-elections, Shan State's Constituency № 3, fielding party's chairman, Luo Xingguang, who was believed to have ties to drug traffickers Lo Hsing Han and Liu Guoxi.[4][5] In the 2015 elections the party succeeded in winning a seat in the House of Representatives and one seat in the Shan State Hluttaw.

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References
  1. "Kokang Democracy and Unity Party". Election 2010. Mizzima. 20 November 2010. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  2. "Kokang Democracy and Unity Party". 2010 Election Watch. Alternative Asean Network on Burma. 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  3. "All legislatures". 2010 Election Watch. Alternative Asean Network on Burma. 2010. Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  4. "Kokang party leader kin to "King of Opium"". Shan Herald Agency. 26 October 2010. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  5. "Proxy parties galore in Shan State". Shan Herald Agency. 15 October 2010. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
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