8th Waxing of Tazaungmone 1385 ME

20 November 2023

Removal from list of registered political parties and dissolving

1. The Union Election Commission permitted the Shan State Kokang Democratic Party to register as a political party under Notification 24/2023 on 30 May 2023, with registration number 19.

2. The Shan State Kokang Democratic Party failed to mobilize at least 1,000 party members within 90 days after granting registration as a political party from 30 May 2023 to 27 August 2023 under Section 5 (f) of the Political Parties Registration Law. Although the party was informed to meet the stipulated party members no later than 31 October 2023, it did not submit the party members as per the stipulation. Therefore, it breached the provisions of paragraph (9) of Sub-section (a) of Section 12 of the Political Parties Registration Law, and so the UEC Management Committee meeting No 32/2023 held on 20 November 2023 decided to revoke its registration and dissolve the party under Sub-section (b) of Section 12 of the Political Parties Registration Law.

3. Therefore, the Shan State Kokang Democratic Party has been cancelled from being registered and dissolved as a political party starting 20 November 2023.

Sd/Thein Soe

Chairman

Union Election Commission

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