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Revision as of 20:56, 1 September 2012
Union Solidarity and Development Party | |
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| President | Thein Sein |
| Chairman | Aung Thaung |
| Secretary-General | Htay Oo |
| Founded | 2 June 2010 |
| Headquarters | Dekkhinathiri Township, Naypyidaw |
| Ideology | Conservatism, Guided democracy |
| Seats in the Amyotha Hluttaw | 129 / 224
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| Seats in the Pyithu Hluttaw | 219 / 440
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| Website | |
| http://www.usdp.org.mm/ | |
The Union Solidarity and Development Party (Burmese: ပြည်ထောင်စုကြံ့ခိုင်ရေးနှင့်ဖွံ့ဖြိုးရေးပါတီ), which was registered on 2 June 2010 by the Union Election Commission as a political party, is the successor to the Burmese government's mass organization, the Union Solidarity and Development Association. It is headed by Burmese President Thein Sein and its headquarters are in Naypyidaw's Dekkhinathiri Township.[1] According to the 2008 Constitution, government officials/civil servants, including government ministers like Thein Sein, are not allowed to form political parties, although the Electoral Commission has approved the party nonetheless.[2]
During the 2010 election, USDP recruited party members by offering low-interest loans, particularly in central Burma and Rakhine State.[3]
On 2 May 2011, Thura Shwe Mann assumed the office as Chairman of USDP by replacing Thein Sein. Htay Oo as General Secretary, 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.[4]
In the 2010 general election, the USDP won 883 seats out of 1154 total seats, 259 seats of 325 seats from Amyotha Hluttaw, 129 seats of 168 seats from Pyithu Hluttaw and 495 seats of 661 seats from Region and State Hluttaw (holding the majority in all, except the Rakhine State Hluttaw).[5] 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).[6]
All national cabinet members appointed from the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw are USDP politicians who resigned their parliamentary posts, with the exception of ministers appointed from military ranks and 3 civilian-led ministries.[7]
References
- ^ "Union Solidarity Development Association/ Party". Mizzima News. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 25 October 2010 suggested (help) - ^ "USDP Illegal under Constitution". The Irrawaddy. 17 May 2010.
- ^ "Join the USDP Party, Get a Low-interest Loan". The Irrawaddy. 9 August 2010.
- ^ "Lower House speaker Thura Shwe Mann appointed USDP chairman". Mizzima News. 10 May 2011.
- ^ "Results - 2010 Election Watch". ALTSEAN Burma.
- ^ Shwe Yinn Mar Oo (7 March 2011). "Two USDP MPs sacked from national parliaments". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ "By-Elections Special". Alternative Asean Network on Burma. 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
External links
- Union Solidarity and Development Party — Official website
