Myanmar Farmers Development Party
Political party in Myanmar
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The Myanmar Farmers Development Party (Burmese: မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတောင်သူလယ်သမားဖွံ့ဖြိုးတိုးတက်ရေးပါတီ) is a political party in Myanmar (Burma).[3] The party claims to have a membership of 2 million people, and had 286 candidates in the 2015 general election.[4]
ChairmanKyaw Swa Soe
Vice ChairwomanKhin Than Oo
Founded6 November 2012
HeadquartersTamwe Township, Yangon, Myanmar[1]
Myanmar Farmers Development Party မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ တောင်သူလယ်သမား ဖွံ့ဖြိုးတိုးတက်ရေးပါတီ | |
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| Chairman | Kyaw Swa Soe |
| Vice Chairwoman | Khin Than Oo |
| Founded | 6 November 2012 |
| Headquarters | Tamwe Township, Yangon, Myanmar[1] |
| Membership | 2,000 |
| Ideology | Agrarianism Burmese nationalism[2] |
| Colours | Red |
| Seats in the Amyotha Hluttaw | 0 / 224 |
| Seats in the Pyithu Hluttaw | 0 / 440 |
| Seats in the State and Regional Hluttaws | 0 / 880 |
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The party campaigns on supporting farmers in Myanmar, being focused on modernizing and expanding the agricultural sector of Myanmar. The party also supports creating a peaceful end to the civil war in the country.[4]
The MFDP will participate nationwide in the 2025 Myanmar general election.[5]
