The Shan Nationalities Democratic Party ( my, ရှမ်းတိုင်းရင်းသားများ ဒီမိုကရက်တစ် ပါတီ ;
abbreviated SNDP), also known as the White Tiger Party or Kya Phyu Party is a
political 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 C. Wells, Joh ...
(Burma).
Unlike the similarly named
Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), the party prefers the ''status quo'' of 7 states and 7 regions, rather than the SNLD's preference for a
federal system with 8 states.
History
The party was formally registered in April 2010. The party's headquarters are in
South Okkalapa Township,
Yangon, and its chairman is
Sai Ai Pao. In the
2010 general election, the party contested seats in
Shan State,
Kachin State
Kachin State ( my, ကချင်ပြည်နယ်; Kachin: ), also known by the endonym Kachinland, is the northernmost state of Myanmar. It is bordered by China to the north and east (Tibet and Yunnan, specifically and respectively); Sh ...
and the
Mandalay Region. After the 2010 general election, the two SNDP representatives in the
Shan State Hluttaw, Sai Ai Pao and Sai Naw Kham, were appointed ethnic affairs ministers of Shan State.
In December 2011, the party's head office moved to
Taunggyi, the capital of Shan State.
House of Nationalities (Amyotha Hluttaw)
House of Representatives (Pyithu Hluttaw)
By-election
See also
*
Shan Nationalities League for Democracy
References
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Political parties in Myanmar
Political parties of minorities
Shan State
Political parties established in 2010
2010 establishments in Myanmar