Application for registration, political party establishment rights ongoing

 

UNDER Article 3 of the Political Parties Registration Law after the issuance of the Political Parties Registration Law and Rules, Shan and Ethnic Democratic Party, which is desirous of organizing a political party and under Section 25 of the Political Parties Registration Law, Arakan Front Party (AFP), which is desirous of organizing a political party yesterday applied to Union Election Commission for permission to establish political parties under the law and rules.

To date, four parties have applied under Section 3 of the Political Parties Registration Law, and nine parties have applied under Section 25 of the Political Parties Registration Law, totalling 13 parties.

Among these 13 parties, five parties will organize the entire Union and eight parties will organize only within a region or state.

Union Election Commission continues verifying the right to establish and register these parties.

MNA/KZL

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