Narinjara News, March 21, 2023

According to theMyanmar Alin newspaper owned by the Military Council, the Arakan National Party (ANP), whichwon the majority of parliamentarians in Rakhine state in the previouselections, hasapplied for registration on March 20.

On March 21, theMilitary Council-owned Myanmar Alin newspaper reported that under Section 25 of the Political Parties Registration Law, theDemocratic Party of National Politics (DNP), Kachin National Congress (KNC), and Arakan National Party(ANP), yesterday applied to the Union Election Commission for permission to establishpolitical parties under the law and rules.

According to ArakanNational Party Chairman U Thar Tun Hla, the party’s registration is intended to enable politicaldiscussion and speech, as he told Narinjara News yesterday.

Furthermore, hestated that the purpose of the registration is to facilitate discussions withother brotherhoodalliance forces in Myanmar and work towards establishing a genuine federalunion.

Arakan Front Party(AFP), led by Dr. Aye Maung from Rakhine, as well as the Rakhine State National UnitedParty and the Kha Mee National Development Party have also recently applied for registrationwith the Union Election Commission under the Military Council.

The Arakan Leaguefor Democracy (ALD) has announced that it lacks confidence in the election law enacted by theMilitary Council and has no intention of registering the party.

Similarly, theDaingnet National Development Party, a member of the Rakhine ethnic group, will not register due tofinancial difficulties.