Chin Progressive Party

The Chin Progressive Party (Burmese: ချင်းတိုးတက်ရေးပါတီ; abbreviated CPP) is a Chin political party in Myanmar.

Chin Progressive Party

ချင်းတိုးတက်ရေးပါတီ
AbbreviationCPP
Senior figuresPu No Than Kap
Salai Say Htoo
Founded1 June 2010 (2010-06-01)[1]
HeadquartersKyauktada Township, Yangon Division
IdeologyChin interests
Seats in the Amyotha Hluttaw
0 / 224
Seats in the Pyithu Hluttaw
0 / 440
Seats in the State and Regional Hluttaws
0 / 880

History

The party was formed on 24 March 2010.[2] In the November 2010 general elections it put forward 13 candidates for the House of Nationalities, winning four seats. Two of its seven candidates were elected to the House of Representatives. It also won five seats in the Chin State Hluttaw and one in the Sagaing Region Hluttaw.[2][3]

The party lost its seats in the State and Regional Hluttaws in the 2015 elections.

References

  1. "Election Parties | Chin Progressive Party". The Myanmar Times. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  2. Chin Progressive Party - CPP Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine Innpi
  3. Chin Progressive Party (CPP) Archived 2015-09-17 at the Wayback Machine Democratic Voice of Burma


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