Six founding members of the Women’s Party (Mon), including the vice-chairperson, resigned from the party, in a letter sent to the Union Election Commission (UEC) on Monday.
The ex-members left the party because they no longer had the drive to carry out the party’s responsibilities and would rather focus on their own desires, according to the resignation letter.
“Having one or two members resign from the party won’t affect the party’s pathway greatly. They resigned from the party because they could not carry out their responsibilities. For us, we do not want them to resign. They sent a resignation letter to the election commission, so although we do not want them to resign, we have granted their resignation,” said Mi Than Shin, the party’s chairwoman.
Mi Than Shin continued that it’s typical for an individual member to apply for the party’s membership and then later resign. Everyone who wanted to work for their people would do so, or leave the party if they were no longer interested.
The newly resigned members are the party’s former vice-chairwoman Mi Ni Ni Lwin, and central executive committee members Daw May Kyi, and Mi Seik Non, and central committee members Daw Aye Aye Thant, Daw Thant Wai and Daw Win Thein.
The Women’s Party (Mon) is not a strong party, and it can’t implement anything due to the 2015 election results. With her wishes, believing that she can no longer carry out the long term party goals, Mi Seik Non resigned from the party.
“We do not set any specific work projects in our party. We do not have meetings nor have met one another and talked. In terms of the work [at the party], nothing happens. I want to do volunteer work. Consequently, in order to do the volunteer work full time, I left the party,” said Mi Seik Non.
The six members sent the resignation letter because the party became merely a name and no meetings among the party members occur, according to Daw May Gyi, member of the party’s central executive committee.
Four representatives of the Women’s Party (Mon) competed for the respective constituencies in the 2015 election throughout Mon State, Karen State and Tenasserism Division. However, none of the representatives won their seats.
The Women’s Party (Mon) was registered officially on July 15, 2015 with the registration number 96, granted by the Union Election Commission.
