CNI News
11 September 2025
In preparation for the upcoming election in Myanmar, the Union Election Commission (UEC) announced on September 9, 2025, that four political parties—including the National Democratic Force (NDF), from which Daw Sandar Min, who left the National League for Democracy (NLD), planned to contest—have been dissolved.
Among the four dissolved parties, three were registered to contest nationwide, while one was registered to contest only in a single state or region.
The parties are: the National Democratic Force (NDF), the Democratic Party of National Politics (DNP), the Women’s Party (Mon)—all three of which were nationwide parties, and the Union Farmers and Workers Force Party, which was limited to contesting in only one state/region.
The NDF was led by Daw Sandar Min, U Htet Aung Kyaw, and Dr. Myo Set Thway. The DNP was led by former Presidential Office Minister, Lt. Gen. (retired) Soe Maung.
According to the UEC, the parties were dissolved due to failing to meet the required minimum number of party members and the required number of party offices.
The Union Election Commission had previously announced on August 20 that, under Sections 5 (f) and (g) of the Political Parties Registration Law, all political parties must ensure compliance with the required number of members and party offices and submit proof to the Commission by September 7, 2025.
As of the deadline, the NDF failed to meet the minimum number of members as required under Section 5(f), while the DNP, the Women’s Party (Mon), and the Union Farmers and Workers Force Party failed to meet the required number of party offices under Section 5(g). As a result, these four parties were dissolved under Section 12(a)(9) and (10) of the law.
Therefore, out of the nine parties that had registered to contest nationwide in the general election on December 28, 2025, only six remain.
The remaining nationwide parties are: the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) led by U Khin Yi, the People’s Pioneer Party (PPP) led by Dr. Thet Thet Khine, the People’s Party (PP) led by U Ko Ko Gyi, the Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (SNDP) led by Sai Aik Paung, the Myanmar Farmers Development Party (MFDP) led by U Kyaw Swar Soe, and the National Unity Party (NUP).
