Mon National Party

{{Infobox political party

| name = Mon National Party

| lang1 = Burmese

| name_lang1 = {{lang|my|မွန်အမျိုးသားပါတီ}}

| lang2 = Mon

| name_lang2 = {{lang|mnw|{{Script/mnw-Mymr|ဗော် ကောန်ဂကူ မန်}}}}

| abbreviation = MNP

| colorcode = {{party color|Mon National Party}}

| ideology = Mon nationalism
Federalism

| headquarters = No 181, Yazadarid Road, Myaingtharyar Ward, Mawlamyine Township, Mon State, Myanmar

| international =

| website =

| merged = Mon Unity Party

| country = Myanmar

| leader1_title = Chairman

| leader1_name = Naing Ngwe Thein

| leader2_title = Vice-Chairman

| leader2_name = Naing Thet Lwin

| leader3_title = {{nowrap|Secretary-General}}

| leader3_name = Min Soe Lin

| founded = {{Start date|df=yes|1988|10|17}}
{{Start date|df=yes|2012|4|26}} (re-registered)

| position =

| membership =

| colours = Red

| seats1_title = Seats in the Amyotha Hluttaw

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|1|224|{{party color|Mon National Party}}}}

| seats2_title = Seats in the Pyithu Hluttaw

| seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|440|{{party color|Mon National Party}}}}

| seats3_title =Seats in the Mon State Hluttaw

| seats3 = {{Composition bar|2|31|{{party color|Mon National Party}}}}

| symbol =

| flag = 200px

}}

The Mon National Party (MNP) was a political party in Myanmar (Burma).

History

Established on 17 October 1988,Ashley South (2013) Mon Nationalism and Civil War in Burma: The Golden Sheldrake, Routledge, p395 the party was originally known as the Mon National Democratic Front (MNDF), and contested 19 seats in the 1990 general elections,Robert H Taylor (2009) The State in Myanmar, NUS Press winning five.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p615 {{ISBN|0-19-924958-X}} The party's license was temporarily revoked in 1992. The MNDF joined the boycott of the 2010 general elections. The party was registered again on 26 April 2012,{{cite web|url=http://uecmyanmar.org/index.php/voters/86-2013-05-08-09-12-08/209-2013-11-15-07-38-56|title=Mon National Party|publisher=Union Election Commission|accessdate=21 November 2015}} in order to contest the 2012 by-elections but failed to win any seats.

In 2014, the party adopted its current name. It fielded 53 candidates in the 2015 general elections, contesting seats in Mon, Thanintharyi and Kayin states, where a large number of Mon people live. The MNP's objectives include establishing a federal union in which the Mon people can have greater political autonomy.{{cite web|url=https://www.myanmar-now.org/en/resources/i|title=Resources|website=Myanmar Now}}

In September 2018, the Mon National Party merged with the All Mon Region Democracy Party to form the Mon Unity Party{{cite news |last1=Non |first1=Mi Kun Chan |last2=Poine |first2=Mi Sar Yar |last3=South |first3=Ashley |title=The Hongsa flies: Why the Mon Unity Party won where other ethnic parties failed |url=https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/the-hongsa-flies-why-the-mon-unity-party-won-where-other-ethnic-parties-failed/ |access-date=25 November 2020 |work=Frontier Myanmar |date=13 November 2020}}

References

Category:1988 establishments in Burma

Category:Political parties established in 1988

Category:Political parties in Myanmar

Category:Political parties of minorities in Myanmar