FUP selects leaders in lead-up to party registration

Khitar Non — The Federal Union Party (FUP) met on Nov. 6 to select its leaders in preparation for party registration. The convention was held at FUP offices in Lanmadaw township, Rangoon Division.

Two chief leaders were selected at the meeting as representatives of the party’s 16 members; Dr. Kan Cin Dal from Chin state and Saw Than Myint of the Shan Nationalities Democratic Party.

“Yesterday [Nov.6], we finished the final draft of our party’s policy. We will seek advice from legal experts. The two new leaders will then submit this to the [election] commission,” said Saw Than Myint.

FUP has drawn a party flag, symbol and policy, which are being adjusted in light of views addressed during yesterday’s meeting.

Saw Myint Than said that the FUP would select executive committee members for the party by the first week of December.

“This is the first plenary meeting of all 16 members. We have already drawn the party’s constitution and principles, and we have drawn up requests for amendment,” said Nai Khin Maung, a Mon representative of FUP.

Mon representatives Nai Khin Maung, Nai Chan Htoy, Mi Myint Myint Wai and Min On Sorm attended the meeting.

The FUP was given approval from Election Commission on Oct. 28 to form political party.

The party is comprised of 16 Nationalities Brotherhood Federation members, and several other ethnic political parties will also be joining the party.

The FUP members aim to contest in constituencies where individual ethnic political parties cannot, where they will compete with National League for Democracy (NLD), Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) and National Unity Party (NUP).