Mon Unity Party
Mon Unity Party | |
|---|---|
| Burmese name | မွန်ညီညွတ်ရေးပါတီ |
| Mon name | ဗော်ညဳသၟဟ်မန် |
| Chairman | Nai Lawi Ong |
| General Secretary | Naing San Tin |
| Founded | 11 July 2019 (registered) |
| Merger of | AMRDP MNP |
| Headquarters | Mawlamyine, Mon State |
| Ideology | Mon interests |
| Seats in the Amyotha Hluttaw | 5 / 224
|
| Seats in the Pyithu Hluttaw | 5 / 440
|
| Seats in the Mon State Hluttaw | 7 / 23
|
| Party flag | |
| Website | |
| https://monunityparty.org/ | |
The Mon Unity Party (MUP) is a political party in Myanmar (Burma). The party was formed from a merger of the All Mon Region Democracy Party and the Mon National Party. It has nearly 100,000 members and branch offices in Yangon, Kayin State, Tanintharyi, and Bago.[1]
History
In December 2018, leaders of the All Mon Region Democracy Party and Mon National Party, as well as other interested Mon politicians, submitted a petition to Myanmar's election commission to form a new party, the Mon Unity Party.[2] The Mon Unity Party was officially registered on 11 July 2019.[3] Its first chairman was Nai Tin Aung.[4] During the 2020 Myanmar general election the party was led by Min Nwe Soe, former General Secretary of the All Mon Regions Democracy Party.[5]
After the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état the Mon Unity Party was invited to participate in the military backed government and decided to cooperate with the regime. The party named Banyar Aung Moe as their representative on the State Administration Council.[6] It was re-registered under the new electoral law, enacted by the military government in 2023.[7][8]
The party took part in the 2025–26 Myanmar general election and won the second largest number of seats in Mon State.[9]
Party structure
The Mon Unity Party has 140 members on its central committee, including 59 members of the Central Executive Committee, four chairmen, and six secretariats.[10]
Election results
House of Nationalities (Amyotha Hluttaw)
| Election | Leader | Total seats won | Total votes | Share of votes | +/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Nai Lawi Ong | 3 / 224
|
281,933 | 1.05% | 2[a] | Not recognised |
| 2025-26 | 5 / 224
|
153,344 | 1.21% | 2 | TBD |
House of Representatives (Pyithu Hluttaw)
| Election | Leader | Total seats won | Total votes | Share of votes | +/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Nai Lawi Ong | 2 / 440
|
264,839 | 0.99% | 2 | Not recognised |
| 2025-26 | 5 / 440
|
145,786 | 1.12% | 3 | TBD |
Mon State Hluttaw
| Election | Leader | Total seats won | Total votes | Share of votes | +/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Nai Lawi Ong | 6 / 23
|
N/A | N/A | 3[b] | Not recognised |
| 2025-26 | 7 / 23
|
N/A | N/A | 1 | TBD |
Notes
References
- ^ "မွန်ညီညွတ်ရေးပါတီက မွန်အပြင် ကရင်၊တနင်္သာရီနဲ့ရန်ကုန်ကနေရာအချို့ပါ ဝင်ပြိုင်သွားဖို့ရှိနေ". BBC News (in Burmese). Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ "မွန်ညီညွတ်ရေးပါတီ တည်ထောင်ခွင့်ပြုကြောင်း ရွေးကော် ထုတ်ပြန်". Mizzima Myanmar News and Insight (in Burmese). Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ "Registration of the Mon Unity Party as a political party". Union Election Commission. 12 July 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ monnews (25 July 2018). "MNP, AMDP finalize merger, elect Nai Tin Aung as chair of new party". IMNA. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ "Myanmar Election 2020". rfa.org. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ Modinator (8 February 2021). "MUP agrees to join State Administrative Council created by military junta". HURFOM. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ Editor, English (17 March 2023). "Mon Unity Party re-registers with regime UEC". DVB. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "What Will Mon Unity Party Policies Be Following Junta Registration". Burma News International. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ "USDP secures most seats in Mon State with 21 out of 45 constituencies". Eleven Media Group Co., Ltd. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ Secretariat of the Mon Unity Party