Shan State Kokang Democratic Party

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The Shan State Kokang Democratic Party (Burmese: ရှမ်းပြည်ကိုးကန့်ဒီမိုကရက်တစ်ပါတီ; SSKDP) is a political party in Myanmar.

History

Following the reintroduction of multi-party democracy after the 8888 Uprising, the party contested two seats in the 1990 general elections.[1] It received 0.05% of the vote, winning one seat; U Yankyin Maw in Kunlong.[2]

The party re-registered on 31 August 2012,[3] and contested the 2015 general elections,[4] but failed to win a seat.

References

  1. Robert H Taylor (2009) The State in Myanmar, NUS Press
  2. 1990 multi-party democracy general elections Democratic Voice of Burma
  3. Political parties Altsean-Burma
  4. Election Parties Myanmar Times, 2 September 2015
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