Political parties

• Communist Party of Burma
  Communist Party of Burma
  The Communist Party of Burma is the oldest existing political party in Burma. The party is unrecognised by the Burmese authorities, rendering it illegal; so it operates in a clandestine manner, often associating with insurgent armies along the border of People's Republic of China...
  
   (CPB)
• Democratic Party for a New Society
  Democratic Party for a New Society
  The Democratic Party for New Society is a Burmese political party founded in 1988 by Moe Thee Zun, the then General Secretary of ABSU, which was de facto outlawed by State Law and Order Restoration Council , in order to engage in the political process from within the legal fold in the aftermath of...
  
   (DPNS)
• National League for Democracy
  National League for Democracy
  The National League for Democracy is a Burmese political party founded on 27 September 1988. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi serves as its General Secretary. The party won a substantial parliamentary majority in the 1990 Burmese general election. However, the ruling military junta...
  
   (NLD)
• Arakan League for Democracy
  Arakan League for Democracy
  The Arakan League for Democracy is a political party that operated in Rakhine State , Myanmar. It received the overwhelming support of the Rakhine people in the 1990 elections....
  
   (ALD)
• National Unity Party
  National Unity Party (Burma)
  The National Unity Party is a political party in Burma . It was formed by the military junta as well as members of the Burma Socialist Programme Party to take part in the general election of May 27, 1990. The party was defeated by the National League for Democracy. NUP's headquarters are in Bahan...
  
   (NUP)
• Shan Nationalities League for Democracy
  Shan Nationalities League for Democracy
  The Shan Nationalities League for Democracy is a political party in Myanmar , representing the interests of the Shan minority. At the last parliamentary elections held on 27 May 1990, under the leadership of Khun Htun Oo, the party won a clear representation, became the second party in parliament,...
  
   (SNLD)
• Zomi National Congress
  Zomi National Congress
  The Zomi National Congress is the name of a political party in Burma, registered in 1988. It was permitted to function as a political organization until 1992, when the Burma military government abolished the party, and banned it from all political activities...
  
   (ZNC)
• Parliamentary Democracy Party (PDP Burma)
• Mara People Party (MPP)

Political parties, which registered for 2010 general election

Burmese general election, 2010

A general election was held in Burma on 2010, in accordance with the new constitution which was approved in a referendum held in...

• No.(1) Mro (or) Khami National Solidarity Organization (MKNSO)
• No.(2) National Unity Party
  National Unity Party (Burma)
  The National Unity Party is a political party in Burma . It was formed by the military junta as well as members of the Burma Socialist Programme Party to take part in the general election of May 27, 1990. The party was defeated by the National League for Democracy. NUP's headquarters are in Bahan...
  
   (NUP)
• No.(3) Lahu National Development Party (LNDP)
• No.(4) Kokang Democracy and Unity Party (KDUP)
• No.(5) Pa-O National Organization
  Pa-O National Organization
  The Pa-O National Organization is a political organization of the Pa-O people in Burma, with the Pa-O National Army as its military wing.They claim to represent the Karen as a speaker the Pa'o Karen language....
  
   (PNO)
• No.(6) Democratic Party (Burma)
  Democratic Party (Burma)
  The Democratic Party is a Burmese political party founded in 1988. It was formally registered in May 2010, with headquarters in Pazundaung Township, Yangon. It is contesting the 2010 general election in Burma. DP's chairman is Thu Wai, a former political prisoner...
  
   (DPM)
• No.(7) Kayan National Party
  Kayan National Party
  The Kayan National Party is a political party in Burma.Unlike Kayan New Land Party and other parties which failed to be approved by the Union Election Commissions in Karenni state, it was allowed to register to contest the election in 2011....
  
   (KNP)
• No.(8) Rakhine State National Force of Myanmar (RSNF)
• No.(9) Kayin People's Party (KPP)
• No.(10) Wa National Unity Party (WNUP)
• No.(11) Union Kayin League (UKL)
• No.(12) Taaung (Palaung) National Party (TPNP)
• No.(13) All Mon Region Democracy Party (AMRDP)
• No.(14) Democracy and Peace Party
  Democracy and Peace Party
  The Democracy and Peace Party is a Burmese political party registered in May 2010, with headquarters in Pabedan Township, Yangon. It is contesting the 2010 general election in Burma. DPP's chairman is Aung Than, a high court attorney and a member of the League for Democracy and Peace , a political...
  
   (DPP)
• No.(15) Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (SNDP)
• No.(16) United Democratic Party (United DP)
• No.(17) The 88 Generation Student Youths (Union of Myanmar) (88GSY)
• No.(18) The Union of Myanmar Federation of National Politics (UMFNP)
• No.(19) National Political Alliances League (NPAL)
• No.(20) Democratic Party for Myanmar New Society  (DPMNS)
• No.(21) Chin National Party (CNP)
• No.(22) Wunthanu NLD (Union of Myanmar) (WNLD)
• No.(23) Modern People Party (MPP)
• No.(24) Union Democratic Party
  Union Democratic Party
  The Union Democratic Party is a Burmese political party founded in 2008. It was formally registered in May 2010, with headquarters in Bahan Township, Yangon. UDP is contesting the 2010 general election in Burma. UDP's chairman is Thein Htay, after Phyo Min Thein resigned, citing concerns over the...
  
   (UDP)
• No.(25) Peace and Diversity Party (PDP)
• No.(26) Chin Progressive Party (CPP)
• No.(27) Inn National Development Party (INDP)
• No.(28) Rakhine Nationalities Development Party
  Rakhine Nationalities Development Party
  The Rakhine Nationalities Development Party is a political party in Myanmar , representing the interests of the Rakhine people in Rakhine State and Yangon Region. The party contested 44 seats, of which it won 35...
  
   (RNDP)
• No.(29) Wa Democratic Party (WDP)
• No.(30) Phalon-Sawaw Democratic Party (PSDP)
• No.(31) National Democratic Party for Development (NDPD)
• No.(32) Union Solidarity and Development Party
  Union Solidarity and Development Party
  The Union Solidarity and Development Party , which was registered on 2 June 2010 by the Union Election Commission as a political party, is the successor to the Burmese government's mass organization, the Union Solidarity and Development Association. It is headed by Burmese President Thein Sein and...
  
   (USDP)
• No.(33) Ethnic National Development Party (ENDP)
• No.(34) Myanmar Democracy Congress (MDC)
• No.(35) Mro National Party (MNO)
• No.(36) Kaman National Progressive Party (KNPP)
• No.(37) Khami National Development Party (KNDP)
• No.(38) National Democratic Force
  National Democratic Force
  The National Democratic Force is a Burmese political party formed by former members of the National League for Democracy , who chose to contest the 2010 general election in Burma . The party's chairman is Than Nyein. Its headquarters are in Tamwe Township, Yangon.The party was among three major...
  
   (NDF)
• No.(39) Regional Development Party (Pyay) (RDPP)
• No.(40) Unity and Democracy Party of Kachin State (UDPKS)
• No.(41) Kayin State Democracy and Development Party (KSDDP)
• No.(42) National Development and Peace Party (NDPP)

Mass Organization

• Union Solidarity and Development Association
  Union Solidarity and Development Association
  The Union Solidarity and Development Association was a Burmese organisation formed by Myanmar's ruling military junta, the State Law and Order Restoration Council , on 15 September 1993. The USDA comprised 1 Headquarters, 17 State and Division Associations, 66 District Associations and 320...
  
   (USDA)
• CNLD (Chin National League For Democracy.)

Opposition organizations in exile

• National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma
  National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma
  The National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma is an administration claimed to be the government in exile of Burma. It has its headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, United States...
  
   (NCGUB)
• National Council of the Union of Burma
  National Council of the Union of Burma
  The National Council of the Union of Burma is an opposition organisation in Burma , composed of representatives of armed groups and exiled political organizations...
  
   (NCUB)

Defunct significant parties

• Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
  Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
  The Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League , or hpa hsa pa la by its Burmese acronym, was the main political party in Burma from 1945 until 1962...
  
   (AFPFL)
• Burma Socialist Programme Party
  Burma Socialist Programme Party
  Burma Socialist Programme Party was formed by the Ne Win's military regime that seized power in 1962 and was the sole political party allowed to exist legally in Burma during the period of military rule from 1964 until its demise in the aftermath of the popular uprising of 1988.-History:The BSPP...
  
   (BSPP)
• Burma Workers Party
  Burma Workers Party
  The Burma Workers Party, until 1958 the Burma Workers and Peasants Party, was a communist party in Burma, formed on December 8, 1950, by leftist elements of the Socialist Party. In December 1962 it merged with the People's Comrade Party to form the United Workers Party...
  
   (BWP)
• National United Front
  National United Front
  The National United Front was a political coalition in Burma, formed ahead of the April 1956 general election. NUF consisted of the Burma Workers and Peasants Party, the Justice Party led by Dr. E Maung, the People's Unity Party led by Thein Pe Myint, the People's Peace Front and other sectors. NUF...
  
   (NUF)

See also

• List of political parties