The Chin Progressive Party ( my, ချင်းတိုးတက်ရေးပါတီ;
abbreviated
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CPP) is a
Chin
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Evolution
The presence of a we ...
political party in
Myanmar
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.
History
The party was formed on 24 March 2010.
[Chin Progressive Party - CPP]
Innpi In the
November 2010 general elections it put forward 13 candidates for the
House of Nationalities
The Amyotha Hluttaw ( my, အမျိုးသားလွှတ်တော်, ; House of Nationalities) is the ''de jure'' upper house of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, the bicameral legislature of Myanmar (Burma). It consists of 224 members, of ...
, winning four seats. Two of its seven candidates were elected to the
House of Representatives
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. It also won five seats in the
Chin State Hluttaw
Chin State Hluttaw ( my, ချင်းပြည်နယ်လွှတ်တော်) is the legislature of the Burmese state of Chin State. It is a unicameral body, consisting of 24 members, including 18 elected members and 6 military represen ...
and one in the
Sagaing Region Hluttaw.
[Chin Progressive Party (CPP)]
Democratic Voice of Burma
References
2010 establishments in Myanmar
political parties established in 2010
political parties in Myanmar
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