National Democratic Force

The National Democratic Force (Burmese: အမျိုးသားဒီမိုကရေစီအင်အားစု, pronounced [ʔəmjóðá dìmòkəɹèsì ʔɪ̀ɴʔázṵ], also known as the United Democratic Front; abbreviated NDF) is a Burmese political party formed by former members of the National League for Democracy (NLD) who chose to contest the 2010 general election in Myanmar (Burma).

National Democratic Force

အမျိုးသားဒီမိုကရေစီအင်အားစု
PresidentKhin Maung Swe
ChairmanThan Nyein (1938-2014)
LeaderToe Po
Secretary-GeneralWin Naing
Central Youth LeaderKyaw Htet
Split fromNational League for Democracy
HeadquartersBahan Township, Yangon
IdeologySocial liberalism
Liberal democracy
Seats in the Amyotha Hluttaw
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Seats in the Pyithu Hluttaw
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Party flag

The NDF was among the three political parties, together with the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) and the National Unity Party (NUP-Burma), to stand in the elections on a nationwide basis.[1] NDF's adoption of the peasant bamboo hat, which is the traditional symbol of the NLD, created some controversy. After the elections, Thein Nyunt, Kyi Myint, members of the Pyithu Hluttaw, and Phone Myint Aung of the Amyotha Hluttaw split away from the party and set up the New National Democracy Party. In December 2011, another member of the Aymotha Hluttaw, Myat Nyana Soe, resigned from the party and joined to NLD.[2] After the 2012 Burmese by-elections, 2 NDF MPs Than Win and Khin Maung Win also rejoined to NLD.[3]

Party leader Dr. Than Nyein died of liver cancer at Pinlon Hospital in Yangon on 21 May 2014.[4]

The party fielded 275 candidates in the 2015 general election, but failed to win a single seat.[5]

Platform

NDF is a social liberal party that seeks to promote individual freedoms and a market economy with state regulation. The party supports civil and human rights and believes that ethnic political issues should be resolved alongside democracy and human rights issues. The party encourages the development of civil society organisations.[6]

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References
  1. "Election to be three-horse race: NPA | Myanmar Times". Mmtimes.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  2. Archived 16 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "NDF MPs rejoin NLD". Mizzima. 9 April 2012. Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  4. "NDF Founder Dies of Liver Cancer". www.irrawaddy.org. Kyaw Hsu Mon. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  5. "Parties". The Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  6. "250 political parties". http://www.irrawaddy.org. Archived from the original on 4 November 2010. External link in |publisher= (help)
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