Union Solidarity and Development Party
Union Solidarity and Development Party .mw-parser-output .noitalic{font-style:normal} .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal} ပြည်ထောင်စုကြံ့ခိုင်ရေးနှင့်ဖွံ့ဖြိုးရေးပါတီ | |
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| Abbreviation | USDP |
| Chairman | Than Htay |
| Secretary-General | Thet Naing Win |
| Spokesperson | Dr. Nandar Hla Myint |
| Vice-Chairman | Myat Hein |
| Founder | Thein Sein |
| Founded | 8 June 2010 (2010-06-08) |
| Preceded by | Union Solidarity and Development Association |
| Headquarters | Dekkhinathiri Township, Naypyidaw |
| Ideology | Burmese nationalism Conservatism[1] |
| Political position | Right-wing to far-right[2] |
| Colours | Green |
| Seats in the House of Nationalities | 11 / 224 |
| Seats in the House of Representatives | 30 / 440 |
| Seats in the State and Regional Hluttaws | 73 / 850 |
| Ethnic Affairs Ministers | 2 / 29 |
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The Union Solidarity and Development Party (Burmese: ပြည်ထောင်စုကြံ့ခိုင်ရေးနှင့်ဖွံ့ဖြိုးရေးပါတီ; abbreviated USDP), which was registered on 8 June 2010 by the Union Election Commission, currently standing as an opposition political party, is the successor to the Burmese government's mass organisation, the Union Solidarity and Development Association. It was headed by President Thein Sein until 2013, and its headquarters are in Naypyidaw's Dekkhinathiri Township.[3]
In the 2010 general election, the USDP won 883 seats out of 1154 total seats, 259 seats of 325 seats from Pyithu Hluttaw, 129 seats of 168 seats from Amyotha Hluttaw and 495 seats of 661 seats from Region and State Hluttaw (holding the majority in all, except the Rakhine State Hluttaw).[4]
On 4 March 2011, two USDP MPs from Bago Region, Ant Gyi, a Pyithu Hluttaw MP representing Thanatpin Township, and Cho Nwe Oo, representing Constituency 7 (Oktwin and Htantabin Townships) were disqualified by the Union Electoral Commission for failing to meet the constitutional requirements for citizenship (as both have a parent who are not Burmese citizens).[5]
Contents
1 Leadership
2 Election results
2.1 House of Nationalities (Amyotha Hluttaw)
2.2 House of Representatives (Pyithu Hluttaw)
3 References
4 External links
Leadership
On 2 May 2011, Shwe Mann assumed the office as temporary chairman of USDP. Htay Oo as deputy chairman, Aung Thaung and Thein Zaw as Secretary 1 and 2. Maung Oo was appointed as Disciplinary Official of the USDP. Former Yangon Mayor Aung Thein Lin was appointed to lead the USDP's Yangon branch.[6]
On 16 October 2012, Thein Sein was re-elected as the chairman of the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) at the USDP's first party conference in Naypyidaw.[7] This is in direct contradiction to the 2008 Constitution of Burma, which states:[8]
| “ | If the President or the Vice-Presidents are members of a political party, they shall not take part in its party activities during their term of office from the day of their election. | ” |
As of October 2012, USDP's leadership was reorganised to form a 44-member Central Executive Committee, including:[7]
- Chairman: Thein Sein
- Vice-Chairman: Aye Myint
- Vice-Chairman: Shwe Mann
- Vice-Chairman: Htay Oo
- General Secretary: Maung Maung Thein
- Joint General Secretary: Thein Zaw
- Secretary: Khin Aung Myint
- Secretary: Thein Swe
- Secretary: Aung Ko
Because of mounting criticism over his dual role, Thein Sein handed over the position of USDP chairman to Shwe Mann on 1 May 2013.[9]
On 13 August 2015 it was reported that chairman Shwe Mann and general secretary Maung Maung Thein had been removed from their positions.[10][11]
Election results
House of Nationalities (Amyotha Hluttaw)
| Election | Total seats won | Total votes | Share of votes | Outcome of election | Note | Election leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | 129 / 224 | — | — |  129 | Majority government | Thein Sein |
2012 | 124 / 224 | — | — |  5 | Majority government | Thein Sein |
2015 | 11 / 224 | — | — | 112 | Opposition | Thein Sein |
House of Representatives (Pyithu Hluttaw)
| Election | Total seats won | Total votes | Share of votes | Outcome of election | Note | Election leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | 259 / 440 | 11,858,125 | 56.8% | 259 | Majority government | Thein Sein |
2012 | 222 / 440 | — | — | 37 | Majority government | Thein Sein |
2015 | 29 / 440 | 6,341,920 | 28.3% | 183 | Opposition | Thein Sein |
References
^ "Coup In Ranks Of Myanmar's Ruling Party Highlights Concern Over Suu Kyi". August 13, 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Myanmar is ripe for third-party opposition". Lowy Institute for International Policy. 12 May 2017.
^ "Union Solidarity Development Association/ Party". Mizzima News. Archived from the original on 25 October 2010.
^ "Results - 2010 Election Watch". ALTSEAN Burma. Archived from the original on 1 January 2012.
^ Shwe Yinn Mar Oo; Soe Than Lynn (7 March 2011). "Two USDP MPs sacked from national parliaments". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
^ "Lower House speaker Thura Shwe Mann appointed USDP chairman". Mizzima News. 10 May 2011.
^ ab Wang Yuanyuan (16 October 2012). "President U Thein Sein re-elected as Myanmar's ruling party leader". Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
^ "Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar" (PDF). Government of Myanmar. 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
^ "Thein Sein resigns as chairman of Burma's ruling party". DVB News. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
^ Zaw, Hnin Yadana. "Myanmar ruling party chief sacked in power struggle with president". reuters.com.
^ Doherty, Ben (13 August 2015). "Turmoil in Burma's military-backed ruling party as leaders are deposed". the Guardian.
External links
- Official website of the Union Solidarity and Development Party
- Official Facebook page
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