Wa National Unity Party
The Wa National Unity Party (Burmese: ဝ အမျိုးသား စည်းလုံးညီညွတ်ရေးပါတီ; abbreviated WNUP) is a political party in Myanmar (Burma). It was founded by members of the former Wa National Development Party, which contested the 1990 general elections but did not win any seats. The party has sought to distance itself from the United Wa State Army in order to enter mainstream politics.
Wa National Unity Party ဝ အမျိုးသား စည်းလုံးညီညွတ်ရေးပါတီ | |
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| Abbreviation | WNUP |
| Chairman | Nyi Palote |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Headquarters | No 36, Byuha Road, Zone 2, Ward 1, Lashio Township, Shan State, Myanmar |
| Membership | 30,000 |
| Ideology | Wa interests |
| Seats in the Amyotha Hluttaw | 0 / 224 |
| Seats in the Pyithu Hluttaw | 0 / 440 |
| Seats in the Shan State Hluttaw | 1 / 151 |
The WNUP works together with the Nationalities Brotherhood Federation, an alliance of 23 ethnic political parties in Myanmar. It contested 16 constituencies in the 2015 general election, winning only a single seat in the Shan State Hluttaw.[1]
Although the Wa name of this party, Pati Rob rom Ceu Vax[2] is similar to that of United Wa State Party, Pati Rob rom Meng Vax,[3] they should not be confused. On September 4, 2015, the WNUP leader went to Wa State and visited Tax kuad Ngaox (Dax gūad Ngaox, Xiao Ming-Liang), vice chairman of the United Wa State Army.[4][5]
References
- Myanmar Now - Resources: Wa National Unity Party
- See the logo in the infobox.
- 2019-01-01, the Central Committee of UWSP greets Aung San Suu Kyi
- Si Tang Meung Vax Sept 5, 2015 - Wa State TV. Note: the blog account has been verified by Sina as an official account of the Wa State News Agency, thus it is considered an official reproduction of the Wa State TV news.
- Tax Kuad Ngaox (Xiao Ming-Liang) meets with Feilisa. Note: the blog account has been verified by Sina as an official account of the Wa State News Agency, thus it is considered an official reproduction of the Wa State News Agency.
