CNI News
11 August 2025
Candidates who will run in the election should be parliamentarians who represent the people rather than the party, U Li Paw Reh, chairman of the Lisu National Development Party (Dulei Party), told CNI News.
In Myanmar politics, when more candidates who won in the election represent their parties rather than the people, pointed out political commentators.
Candidates who ran the election, when they were in Hluttaw, must give priority to the country and the people rather than their parties, the Lisu National Development Party (Dulei Party) Chairman, U Li Paw Reh told CNI News.
" When a candidate becomes a member of Hluttaw, he will support only the proposal which his party submits, which should not be done like that. He should support any proposal that benefits the country, that is submitted by any party. He should not represent his party anymore. He should represent the people." he said.
Political parties
Candidates that will enter the Hluttaw compete representing their parties and they are party representatives.
However, after they are elected, when they arrive in the Hluttaw, they have been the representatives representing both parties and the people, pointed out political analysts.
Participants in Myanmar politics often have a tendency to bear a grudge, and some parliamentarians have this tendency, pointed out political analysts.
Once the candidates are elected and enter the parliament, they become lawmakers, the Naga National Party (NNP) Chairman U Shu Maung told CNI News.
Some parties do not discuss proposals submitted by other parties and it may be because of their parties' policies, he said.
Political parties
“As elected representatives are persons with legislative power, they have to consider the interests of their constituencies, and on the other hand, they are responsible for the development, political issues, and international affairs. As he represents the people, they must be the public representatives. But as the centralization system of some parties is so strong, a proposal submitted by another party may benefit the country and might not be discussed by the parties whose centralization are strong. These parties might be ethnic parties or mainland parties." he said.
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has promised elections will be held in December 2025 and January 2026 in Myanmar and the elections will be held in phases, according to the Union Election Commission.
