Myanmar Farmers Development Party
The Myanmar Farmers Development Party (Burmese: မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတောင်သူလယ်သမားဖွံ့ဖြိုးတိုးတက်ရေးပါတီ) is a political party in Myanmar (Burma).[3] The party claims to have a membership of 2 million people, and had 286 candidates in the 2015 general election.[2]
Myanmar Farmers Development Party မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ တောင်သူလယ်သမား ဖွံ့ဖြိုးတိုးတက်ရေးပါတီ | |
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| Chairman | Kyaw Swa Soe |
| Vice Chairwoman | Khin Than Oo |
| Founded | 6 November 2012 |
| Headquarters | Tamwe Township, Yangon, Myanmar[1] |
| Membership | 2,000,000 (self-claimed)[2] |
| Ideology | Agrarianism |
| Colours | Red |
| Seats in the Amyotha Hluttaw | 0 / 224
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| Seats in the Pyithu Hluttaw | 0 / 440
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| Seats in the State and Regional Hluttaws | 0 / 880
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The party campaigns on supporting farmers in Myanmar, being focused on modernizing and expanding the agricultural sector of Myanmar. The party also supports creating a peaceful end to the civil war in the country.[2]
References
- "Myanmar Farmers Development Party". Union Election Commission. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- The Irrawaddy - Myanmar Farmers Development Party
- Myanmar Times > Election 2015 > Parties > Myanmar Farmers Development Party Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine
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