SNLD plans five-year strategy
The
Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) held a three-day 2015 general election
review conference in northern Shan State at the end of November to explore
their political role over the next five years.
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| SNLD’s strategy meeting in Kyaukme (Photo: SNLD) |
Nearly
200 members attended the political party’s meeting, which was held in Kyaukme
Township from November 28-30. Duties and responsibilities were discussed both
for winning MPs and for unelected candidates, said Sai Leik, the party spokesperson.
“Youth
are the power of politics,” Sai Leik said, explaining that at the strategy
session, the SNLD discussed the formation of a youth committee. He also added
that they would like to partner with civil society and community-based
organizations, and focus more on the inclusion of women.
Nang
Noon, an SNLD candidate from Mong Bain, told SHAN that at the meeting, the
party leader, Khun Htun Oo, emphasized future cooperation with the Shan State
Joint Action Committee, Committee for Shan State Unity, and the United
Nationalities Alliance in an effort to partner with other ethnic groups in Shan
State.
The
strategy meeting led to the formation of a parliamentary committee, she added,
with representatives from the Upper House, Lower House and State Parliament an
the central committee.
In
Burma’s general election, held on November 8, the SNLD—known locally as the
Tiger Head Party—won three Upper House three seats, twelve Lower House seats
and 25 out of 160 seats in the State Parliament.
By SIMMA
FRANCIS and ZAAI ZAAI LAO MURNG / Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN)
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