The People’s Party (PP), which plans to contest in the upcoming Union-level elections, has opened an office in Mudon Township, Mon State, on Sunday, March 9.
According to U Aung Ko Win Than, the Mon State representative of the People’s Party, the office was established in accordance with Article 9 of the Political Parties Registration Law. He stated that the party would provide public services, including assistance with land disputes, registration issues, and legal matters, to those seeking help.
Currently, the People’s Party has successfully opened offices in both Kyaikmaraw and Mudon townships in Mon State and is actively engaged in election-related mobilization efforts.
Despite the challenges posed by the ongoing political conflict and the decline of political parties, the People’s Party remains committed to its political activities.
“In a time of widespread conflict, we have decided to pursue politics through political means. However, party organization is difficult due to a lack of public interest and skepticism toward political parties,” U Aung Ko Win Than explained.
On March 9, military junta leader Min Aung Hlaing told domestic media that a multi-party democratic election would be held by late 2025 or early 2026. However, U Aung Ko Win Than stated that the Union Election Commission (UEC) has not yet issued any official instructions to political parties regarding the election.
“We don’t know yet. There has been no directive from the central authorities,” he said.
The People’s Party was officially registered under Article 3 of Chapter 2 of the Political Parties Registration Law and received formal approval from the Central Committee under Article 9 on December 29, 2023.
To be recognized as a nationwide party, political organizations must have a minimum of 100,000 members and establish offices in at least 165 townships.
So far, over 50 political parties, including nationwide and state/regional parties, have registered with the junta-controlled Union Election Commission.
Meanwhile, as the military junta attempts to organize elections, it has lost control of more than half of the country’s territory. The National Unity Government (NUG) and allied resistance groups have declared their intent to block the election from taking place.
