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The New Mon State Party (NMSP) ( mnw, ဗော်ဍုၚ်မန်တၟိ; my, မွန်ပြည်သစ်ပါတီ ) is an opposition party in
Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
. Its armed wing, the Mon National Liberation Army (MNLA), has fought the
government of Myanmar Myanmar ( also known as Burma) operates ''de jure'' as a unitary assembly-independent republic under its 2008 constitution. On 1 February 2021, Myanmar's military took over the government in a coup, causing ongoing anti-coup protests. Po ...
since 1949, but under different names. The NMSP has attempted many times unsuccessfully to push for constitutional and political reforms through the government sponsored ''National Convention''. NMSP had signed a ceasefire pact with the government in 1995 but the pact turned invalid when the party refused to accept to transform itself into a border guard unit. Current chair-person is Nai Hongsar ( mnw, နာဲဟံသာ), who has succeeded his predecessor Nai Htaw Mon ( mnw, နာဲထဝ်မန်) due to health issues.


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New Mon State Party – ဗော်ဍုၚ်မန်တၟိ
- Official site in Mon, retrieved 1 January 2021 Political parties in Myanmar Politics of Myanmar Rebel groups in Myanmar {{Myanmar-party-stub