Chin National League for Democracy
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The Chin National League for Democracy (Burmese: ချင်းအမျိုးသားဒီမိုကရေစီအဖွဲ့ချုပ်, CNLD) is a political party in Myanmar.
History
Following the reintroduction of multi-party democracy after the 8888 Uprising, the CNLD contested 13 seats in the 1990 general elections.[1] It received 0.4% of the vote, winning three seats;[2] U.C.K. Taikwell in Falam 1, Zahle Tang in Falam 2 and U Shein Pe Ling in Mindat.[3]
The party was banned by the military government on 18 March 1992, but was a member of the government-in-exile.[4]
The party did not contest the 2010 general elections,[5] but did run in the 2015 elections.[6]
References
- ↑ Robert H Taylor (2009) The State in Myanmar, NUS Press
- ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p615 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- ↑ 1990 multi-party democracy general elections Democratic Voice of Burma
- ↑ Brief biographies of elected MPs
- ↑ Chin Progressive Party not to waste poll advantage Network for Human Rights
- ↑ U Om Yaw, Chin National League for Democracy candidate for the Chin State's Parliament speaks with Chin World Burma News International, 6 October 2015
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