Kokang Democracy and Unity Party

The Kokang Democracy and Unity Party (KDUP), known locally as the Lashio Dragons (simplified Chinese: 腊戍龙; traditional Chinese: 臘戍龍; pinyin: Làshù Lóng) or Great Lashio (simplified Chinese: 大腊戍; traditional Chinese: 大臘戍; pinyin: Dà Làshù), is a political party in Myanmar (Burma), representing the interests of the Kokang Chinese and the administration in the Kokang Self-Administered Zone.[1]

Kokang Democracy and Unity Party
Burmese nameကိုးကန့် ဒီမိုကရေစီနှင့် ညီညွတ်ရေးပါတီ
Chinese name果敢民主团结党
AbbreviationKDUP
ChairmanLuo Xingguang
Vice-ChairmanYe Kyinkan
Founded29 April 2010 (2010-04-29)
HeadquartersLashio, Shan State, Myanmar
IdeologyKokang nationalism
Three Principles of the People
National conservatism
Anti-communism
Political positionRight-wing
Seats in the Amyotha Hluttaw
0 / 224
Seats in the Pyithu Hluttaw
1 / 440
Seats in the Shan State Hluttaw
1 / 151
Party flag
Kokang Democracy and Unity Party
Simplified Chinese果敢民主团结党
Traditional Chinese果敢民主團結黨

History

The party contested four constituencies in the 1990 general elections, receiving 0.07% of the vote and failing to win a seat.[2] The KDUP was re-established in 2010, and in the 2010 elections, it contested constituencies in Lashio, Kunlong and Hsenwi Townships in Shan State, but again failed to win a seat.[3][2]

The KDUP contested one House of Nationalities seat in the 2012 by-elections, Shan State's Constituency № 3, fielding party's chairman, Luo Xingguang, who was believed to have ties to drug traffickers Lo Hsing Han and Liu Guoxi.[4][5] In the 2015 elections the party succeeded in winning a seat in the House of Representatives and one seat in the Shan State Hluttaw.

References
  1. "Kokang Democracy and Unity Party". Election 2010. Mizzima. 20 November 2010. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  2. "Kokang Democracy and Unity Party". 2010 Election Watch. Alternative Asean Network on Burma. 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  3. "All legislatures". 2010 Election Watch. Alternative Asean Network on Burma. 2010. Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  4. "Kokang party leader kin to "King of Opium"". Shan Herald Agency. 26 October 2010. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  5. "Proxy parties galore in Shan State". Shan Herald Agency. 15 October 2010. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
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