CNI News
29 October 2025
The Chairman of the Shan and Nationalities Democratic Party (SNDP), Sai Aik Paung, told CNI News Agency that he will contest the upcoming election, scheduled to be held in Myanmar, from the Amyotha Hluttaw constituency in Bago District, Bago Region.
Myanmar is scheduled to hold Phase (1) of the election in 102 townships on December 28, 2025.
Sai Aik Paung said: "I will contest for the Amyotha Hluttaw constituency in Bago District, Bago Region. The situation in Bago is very good. What is the slogan? The slogan is: 'To progress peacefully, let's vote for the White Tiger Party.' If you want peace and development, the people should vote for the White Tiger Party. Only then will there be peace and development. We will also provide training on how to campaign for the candidates. The training will have two parts: the issue of the constitution and the issue of election campaigning. We will train people in our party on the constitutional matters they should know, the do's and don'ts for parliamentary candidates, and how to campaign to the public."
Sai Aik Paung and members of the White Tiger Party are seen
Political parties say that the public's interest in the upcoming election on December 28 is low, and few people are coming to check the announced voter lists.
Sai Aik Paung told CNI News Agency that people should not abstain from voting in the upcoming election, as failing to vote and letting an unliked party win and form the government would cause them significant harm.
He stated: "Some people say they won't vote in the election. Please don't do that; please vote. Don't lose this rare opportunity. Everyone over 18 should vote for the party they like. Only then will the party you like become the government. If you don't vote and a party you dislike wins and becomes the government, that will cause you a lot of harm. Everyone over 18, all parents and citizens, please come and vote on election day. Now it's very easy, just press a button. What's the harm in going once in five years? How many thousands of days are there in five years? 365 days a year, so five years is about 1,800 to 2,000 days. What's the harm in going to vote for just one day? Please go and vote."
The list of candidates contesting the election to be held on December 28, 2025, is seen
The SNDP) is a Union-level party, and 584 candidates will contest the election scheduled for December 28, 2025.
During the election held under the previous civilian government, the public was interested in checking the voter lists and personally made corrections and additions if there were errors.
However, observers point out that because the election results were annulled based on disputes over the voter lists, people have low confidence and little interest in the upcoming election.
