Myanmar Farmers Development Party

Myanmar Farmers Development Party
မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ တောင်သူလယ်သမား ဖွံ့ဖြိုးတိုးတက်ရေးပါတီ
ChairmanKyaw Swa Soe
Vice ChairwomanKhin Than Oo
Founded6 November 2012 (2012-11-06)
HeadquartersTamwe Township, Yangon, Myanmar[1]
Membership2000
IdeologyAgrarianism
Burmese nationalism[2]
ColoursRed
Seats in the Amyotha Hluttaw
0 / 224
Seats in the Pyithu Hluttaw
0 / 440
Seats in the State and Regional Hluttaws
0 / 880
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The Myanmar Farmers Development Party (Burmese: မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတောင်သူလယ်သမားဖွံ့ဖြိုးတိုးတက်ရေးပါတီ) is a political party in Myanmar (Burma).[3] The party claims to have a membership of 2 million people, and had 286 candidates in the 2015 general election.[4]

The party campaigns on supporting farmers in Myanmar, being focused on modernizing and expanding the agricultural sector of Myanmar. The party also supports creating a peaceful end to the civil war in the country.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Myanmar Farmers Development Party". Union Election Commission. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  2. ^ Win, Swe (19 November 2015). "Myanmar public dismisses Buddhist nationalism with a ballot". Myanmar Now. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. ^ Myanmar Times > Election 2015 > Parties > Myanmar Farmers Development Party Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b The Irrawaddy - Myanmar Farmers Development Party
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